ReviewIranian journal of public health2023
The Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Iranian Children and Adult Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of curcumin on anthropometric measurements in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: An umbrella meta-analysis study.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Neutrophil Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio and Neutrophil-to-Albumin Ratio as novel biomarkers for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis on a global scale.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of gut microbiome manipulation on glycemic indices in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a comprehensive umbrella review.Nutrition & diabetes · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of gut microbial therapy on lipid profile in individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an umbrella meta-analysis study.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Association between smoking and colorectal cancer in Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO): A systematic review and meta-analysis.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationPooled it
- Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: From Dysbiosis to Metagenomic Insights and Therapeutic Perspectives.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Serum Inflammatory Markers and Dietary Inflammatory Index in Obese Individuals With Fatty Liver Disease: A Case-Control Study.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Article
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- The impact of weight loss interventions on thyroid function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- The Urgency of School-Based Interventions for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Primary Prevention Approach.Journal of research in health sciences · 2025Article
- Challenges and needs in the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from the perspective of gastroenterology and hepatology specialists: a qualitative study.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- The impact of gut microbiome modulation on anthropometric indices in metabolic syndrome: an umbrella review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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- The clinical value of serum sirtuin-1 concentration in the diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- The effects of kefir drink on liver aminotransferases and metabolic indicators in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized controlled trial.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Investigation of predictive factors for fatty liver in children and adolescents using artificial intelligence.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The association between neutrophil and lymphocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and metabolic syndrome among Iranian population, finding from Bandare Kong cohort study.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the world's most common etiology of chronic liver disease. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we estimated the prevalence of NAFLD in the Iranian children and adult population. Methods: A comprehensive search of five international databases, including PubMed, ISI/WOS, ProQuest, Scopus, and Google Scholar, was done from inception to Nov 2022. Studies on NAFLD patients and their risk factors were selected for meta-analysis. The quality of the included studies was assessed by The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist for cross-sectional, and cohort studies. The heterogeneity between studies was investigated using Cochran test and I2 statistics. Random and fixed effect models were used for heterogenic and non-heterogenic studies, respectively. We used Comprehensive Meta-Analysis version 3 for conducting meta-analysis. Results: Twenty studies were finally included. The total prevalence of NAFLD in children, boys, and girls was 6.7% (95% CI: 0.02-0.18), 12.5% (95% CI: 0.04-0.29) and, 10.1% (95% CI: 0.04-0.21), respectively. The total prevalence of NAFLD in obese children, obese boys, and obese girls was 42% (95% CI: 0.18-0.69), 44% (95% CI: 0.13-0.80), and 33 % (95% CI: 0.13-0.62), respectively. The total prevalence of NAFLD in adults was 36.9% (95% CI: 0.31-0.42). The prevalence of NAFLD in men and women was 33.8% (95% CI: 0.27-0.41) and 29.9% (95% CI: 0.21-0.40), respectively. Conclusion: NAFLD prevalence in Iranian adults and obese children is considerable; however, data about the children population was insufficient.
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