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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2022; 14(5): 1025-1037
Published online May 27, 2022. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v14.i5.1025
Published online May 27, 2022. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v14.i5.1025
Study characteristics | Le et al[18] | Kim et al[29] | Hagstrom et al[30] | Angulo et al[31] |
Year | 2019 | 2013 | 2019 | 2013 |
Country (setting) | United States (community care) | United States (community care) | Sweden (secondary care) | United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand, Italy, Iceland (secondary care) |
Study design | Retrospective cohort study | Retrospective cohort study | Retrospective cohort study | Retrospective cohort study |
NAFLD diagnostic method | USFLI1 | Ultrasound2 | Liver biopsy3 | Liver biopsy3 |
Number of NAFLD participants | 4680 | 4079 | 646 | 320 |
Average length of follow-up (yr) | Not specified, however follow-up period was 1999-2016 | 14.5 (median) | 19.9 (mean) | 8.7 (median) |
Proportion of males (%) | 56.3 | 50.9 | 62 | 43 |
Mean age (yr) | 52.6 | 46.2 | 50 | 52 |
Caucasians (%) | 74.8 | 75.8 | Not specified | 92 |
Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 34.3 | 29.05 | 28 | 33 |
Cardiovascular disease (%) | 13.3 | 7.1 | Not specified | Not specified |
Hypertension (%) | 52.3 | 32.4 | 30 | 47.5 |
Diabetes (%) | 24.4 | 9.5 | 14 | 36.2 |
Smoking (%) | 45 | 55.2 | Not specified | Not specified |
Deaths (n) | 683 | 778 | 214 | 22 |
Low NFS4 (%) | 32.4 | 67.5 | 76.2 | 39.1 |
Intermediate NFS4 (%) | 51.7 | 28.2 | 5.1 | 37.5 |
High NFS4 (%) | 17.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 23.4 |
- Citation: Cianci N, Subhani M, Hill T, Khanna A, Zheng D, Sheth A, Crooks C, Aithal GP. Prognostic non-invasive biomarkers for all-cause mortality in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Hepatol 2022; 14(5): 1025-1037
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v14/i5/1025.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v14.i5.1025