Epidemiology of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in China

graphic The prevalence of patients presenting with fatty liver disease ( FLD ) in C hina has approximately doubled over the past two decades. At present, FLD , which is typically diagnosed by imaging, is highly prevalent (∼27% urban population) in C hina and is mainly related to obesity and metabolic syndrome ( MetS ). However, the percentage of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) among patients with chronic liver diseases in clinic is increasing as...