The Effect of Diabetes and Prediabetes on the Prevalence, Complications and Mortality in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

CONCLUSION: Given the increased risk of adverse outcomes, this study highlights the importance of regular diabetes screening in NAFLD and adoption of prompt lifestyle modifications to reduce disease progression. Facing high cardiovascular burden, prediabetic and diabetic NAFLD individuals can benefit from early cardiovascular referrals to reduce risk of CVD events and mortality.PMID:35585687 | DOI:10.3350/cmh.2022.0096

Source: Clinical and molecular hepatology - May 19, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Cheng Han Ng Kai En Chan Yip Han Chin Rebecca Wenling Zeng Pei Chen Tsai Wen Hui Lim Darren Jun Hao Tan Chin Meng Khoo Lay Hoon Goh Zheng Jye Ling Anand Kulkarni Lung-Yi Loey Mak Daniel Q Huang Mark Chan Nicholas Ws Chew Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui Arun J Sa Source Type: research