Sex-Based Differences in the Association Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Mortality

We read with interest the study by Hwang et  al1 recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. They performed a large cohort study, including 318,224 subjects in Korea, to evaluate the association between sex and clinical outcomes (including overall mortality, death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease) of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). They concluded that the relationship between NAFLD and clinical outcomes was different for men and women in Korea. NAFLD was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality, death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease in women; these a ssociations were not noted in men.
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research