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. 2023 Mar 29;47(3):347–355. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2022.0444

Table 1.

The proportion of fatty liver disease in Korean general population between 2009 and 2017 by age groups

Year Age 20–39 years
Age 40–64 years
Age ≥65 years
Number Proportion of fatty liver disease by FLI, %
Number Proportion of fatty liver disease by FLI, %
Number Proportion of fatty liver disease by FLI, %
≥30 ≥30–<60 ≥60 ≥30 ≥30–<60 ≥60 ≥30 ≥30–<60 ≥60
2009 61,925 31.1 18.3 12.8 115,515 39.5 25.3 14.2 27,366 40.6 29.6 10.9
2010 66,803 29.5 17.6 11.9 130,654 38.7 25.1 13.7 29,700 40.4 29.7 10.8
2011 66,317 30.7 18.0 12.8 136,197 38.4 24.7 13.7 30,685 38.9 29.0 9.9
2012 65,405 30.3 17.3 13.0 142,791 38.4 24.7 13.7 32,939 38.4 28.4 10.0
2013 65,115 31.5 17.5 14.0 141,682 38.3 24.3 14.0 34,771 38.6 28.5 10.1
2014 68,042 31.3 17.4 13.8 153,868 38.5 24.3 14.2 37,892 38.1 28.1 10.0
2015 66,767 32.3 17.6 14.7 158,253 39.8 24.7 15.1 39,583 39.0 28.5 10.5
2016 70,153 33.0 17.4 15.6 174,200 40.1 24.6 15.5 43,767 39.3 28.3 11.0
2017 69,865 34.3 17.9 16.4 177,226 41.0 24.7 16.3 45,681 40.4 29.3 11.1
P for trend <0.001 0.021 <0.001 <0.001 0.002 <0.001 0.636 0.019 0.006

P for interaction between age and fatty liver disease (FLI ≥30) <0.001; P for interaction between age and fatty liver disease (FLI ≥30 to <60)=0.072; P for interaction between age and fatty liver disease (FLI ≥60) <0.001.

FLI, fatty liver index.