Introduction to Fatty Liver Disease

Healthy liver
Fatty liver
  • Metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is diagnosed in a person with fatty liver based on imaging, noninvasive score, or histology, if the person is overweight or obese, has type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), or has at least two metabolic risk abnormalities.1
  • The local prevalence of MAFLD is estimated to be 20–40%.1
  • The severity of liver fibrosis is the single most important predictor of liver-related complications and mortality.1
Reference: 1. Chan W, Tan S, Chan S, et al. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022;37(5):795–811.