Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver in the general population of Northern Italy: the Bagnacavallo Study

The estimation of the burden of disease attributable to fatty liver requires studies performed in the general population. The Bagnacavallo Study was performed between October 2005 and March 2009. All the citizens of Bagnacavallo (Ravenna, Italy) aged 30 to 60 years as of January 2005 were eligible. Altered liver enzymes were defined as alanine transaminase > 40 U/l and/or aspartate transaminase > 37 U/l. Four thousand and thirty-three (58%) out...