Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Metabolic syndrome; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Type 2 diabetes

A population-based study on the prevalence of NASH using scores validated against liver histology

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease in Western countries. Diagnosis of NASH requires a liver biopsy. We estimated the prevalence of NASH non-invasively in a population-based study using …