Increasing Prevalence of Steatotic Liver Disease in a Japanese Health Checkup Population, 2004–2022
MASLD and MetALD increased significantly irrespective of body composition, whereas ALD increased in the lean population over the past two decades. These findings highlight a silent rise of SLD in the Japanese general population.
Authors
- Masahito Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1151-2058)
- Akihiro Obora
- Yuki Nakahata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3593-413X)
- Takao Miwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6373-260X)
- Takao Kojima
- Nobuaki Yagi
Institutions
- Asahi University (JP)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Gifu University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Liver International
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.70454
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science