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. 2021 Nov 25;12(3):818–829. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2021.11.010

Table 2.

State-wise Prevalence of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFLD) Among the Adult Population.

State Average-risk population
High-risk population
Overall∗
Data sets included Total number of study participants NAFLD (%) Data sets included Total number of study participants NAFLD (%) Data sets included Total number of study participants NAFLD (%)
Northern and Central India
Delhi 7 3742 16.7 5 601 60.4 12 4343 22.8
Uttar Pradesh 1 55 25.5 3 258 61.2 4 313 55.0
Haryana 5 1049 22.5 1 100 59 6 1149 25.7
Uttarakhand 1 207 28.5 No data 1 207 28.5
Jammu and Kashmir 1 50 24 No data 1 50 24
Chandigarh 1 986 53.5 No data 1 986 53.5
Sub-total 16 6089 24.2 9 959 60.5 25 7048 29.1
Eastern India
Odisha 1 159 24.5 No data 1 159 24.5
West Bengal 3 6762 11.9 2 357 59.1 5 7119 14.3
Sub-total 4 6921 12.2 2 357 59.1 6 7278 14.5
Western India
Maharashtra 2 1032 21.6 2 304 57.9 4 1336 29.9
Rajasthan 1 645 15.7 No data 1 645 15.7
Sub-total 3 1677 19.3 2 304 57.9 5 1981 25.2
Southern India
Tamil Nadu 5 2446 30.7 5 1206 36.3 10 3652 32.6
Karnataka 1 50 20 2 199 49.7 3 249 43.8
Kerala 2 2089 49.8 No data 2 2089 49.8
Andhra Pradesh No data 1 60 38.3 1 60 38.3
Puducherry No data 1 300 61 1 300 61
Sub-total 8 4585 39.3 9 1765 42.1 17 6350 40.1

Abbreviation: NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Details provided for 53 out of the 54 data points. One study had participants from multiple states; state-wise distribution of participants was not available.