NAFLD Prevalence Increasing in Pediatric Patients
Last week, a new investigation confirmed a higher prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in pediatric patients than previously thought.
The data was part of the ongoing observational study called TARGET-NASH, which included participants with NAFLD and/or alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
The study, which included 660 pediatric patients, cited an increase in liver disease following evaluation of alanine aminotransferase.
Notably, pediatric patients with greater than 250 U/L ATL had an eight-fold greater risk of developing cirrhosis.
For this episode of DocTalk, Miriam Vos, MD…
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