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Higher mortality among lean patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease despite fewer metabolic comorbidities.

Karn WijarnpreechaFang LiSori K LundinDeepika SureshMichael W SongCui TaoVincent L ChenAnna S F Lok
Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2023)
Lean patients with NAFLD had higher mortality despite lower incidence of cirrhosis and DM, and similar incidence of CVD and cancer and merit similar if not more attention as non-lean patients with NAFLD.
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