Awareness of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Increasing but Remains Very Low in a Representative US Cohort

ConclusionsAwareness of having LD among subjects with suspected NAFLD has increased over the last two decades, but more than 95% of these patients are still unaware of having LD. Educational programs to increase awareness of LD and risk factors for NAFLD should be implemented on a large scale.Clinical Trial Registration NumberNot required, as we used de-identified NHANES data.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10620-019-05700-9

Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - June 10, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research