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. 2020 May 11;44(3):382–401. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2020.0010

Table 1. The prevalence of NAFLD and NASH in patients with diabetes.

Study Study population Diagnostic methods Categories Prevalence, %
Mohan et al. (2009) [16] In 132 Indian adults with diabetes US NAFLD 54.5
Kim et al. (2014) [17] In 4,437 Korean patients with T2DM US NAFLD 72.7
Targher et al. (2007) [18] In 2,839 Italian patients with T2DM US NAFLD 69.5
Portillo-Sanchez et al. (2015) [11] In 103 American patients with diabetes with normal plasma aminotransferases 1H-MRS NAFLD 50
Williams et al. (2011) [13] In 54 biopsied patients with diabetes Liver biopsy NASH 22
Hyysalo et al. (2014) [12] In 115 biopsied participants in in the Finnish population-based D2D-study Liver biopsy NASH 17.6
Kim et al. (2014) [15] In 929 Korean patients with diabetes US NAFLD 63.3

US, ultrasonography; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; 1H-MRS, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; NASH, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.