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. 2003 Apr;52(4):610. doi: 10.1136/gut.52.4.610

Table 1.

Prevalence of various liver conditions in the Nottingham study and, based on this, the prevalence expected if those likely to have a scan suggesting fatty liver are excluded

Various liver conditions Prevalence (%) in Nottingham study Projected prevalence (%) in those expected to have a negative scan for fat
NAFLD or NASH 66 19
Drug related damage 8 19
Cryptogenic hepatitis 9 21
Alcoholic damage 3 7
AIH 1.9 4.5
Granuloma/sarcoid 1.7 4
PBC 1.4 3.3
PSC 1.1 2.6
Haemochromatosis 0.9 2.1
Secondary biliary cirrhosis 0.6 1.4
Amyloid 0.3 0.7
Glycogen storage disease 0.3 0.7
Normal 6 14

NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; AIH, autoimmune hepatitis; PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis; PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis.