Table 2.

Risk Factors involved in Carcinogenesis of NASH.

Risk Factor	Reference No.
Age	[116]
Obesity	[3,4,5,79]
Type 2 diabetes mellitus	[3,4,5]
Fibrosis	[8,121,125,126]
Daily alcohol consumption	[116]
Lipid-modifying enzymes to produce MUFA*	[127]
Insulin resistance	[4]
Hypoadiponectinemia	[4,79]
Hyperinsulinemia	[79,128]
Oxidative stress, release of ROS	[4]
Inhibition of NF-κB	[4]
Absence of JNK1	[4]
TLRs	[91]

*MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids.