The epidemiology of NAFLD and lean NAFLD in Japan: a meta-analysis with individual and forecasting analysis, 1995-2040.
Takanori ItoMasatoshi IshigamiBiyao ZouTaku TanakaHirokazu TakahashiMasayuki KurosakiMayumi MaedaKhin Naing ThinKenichi TanakaYuka TakahashiYoshito ItohKentaro OnikiYuya SekoJunji SaruwatariMiwa KawanakaMasanori AtsukawaHideyuki HyogoMasafumi OnoEiichi OgawaScott D BarnettChristopher D StaveRamsey C CheungMitsuhiro FujishiroYuichiro EguchiHidenori ToyodaMindie H NguyenPublished in: Hepatology international (2021)
NAFLD prevalence has increased in Japan and may affect half of the population by 2040. Lean NAFLD individuals makeup 20% of the NAFLD population, were older, and had higher mortality.