作者
Yuemin Nan,Jihong An,Jianfeng Bao,Hongsong Chen,Yu Chen,Huiguo Ding,Xiaoguang Dou,Zhongping Duan,Jian‐Gao Fan,Yanhang Gao,Tao Han,Ying Han,Peng Hu,Yan Huang,Yuan Huang,Jidong Jia,Jiaji Jiang,Yingan Jiang,Jie Li,Jun Li,Rongkuan Li,Shu-Chen Li,Wengang Li,Yufang Li,Lin Su,Jingfeng Liu,Shourong Liu,Lungen Lu,Qinghua Lu,Xinhua Luo,Xiong Ma,Huiying Rao,Hong Ren,Wei Ren,Jia Shang,Shi Li,Minghua Su,Bingyuan Wang,Rongqi Wang,Lai Wei,Zhiyuan Wen,Biao Wu,Jing Wu,Shaojie Xin,Huichun Xing,Jinghang Xu,Mingxia Yan,Ji‐Ming Yang,Jinhui Yang,Li Yang,Yue Yang,Yang Yu,Liaoyun Zhang,Lingyi Zhang,Xinxin Zhang,Yuguo Zhang,Yuexin Zhang,Jingmin Zhao,Suisheng Zhao,Huanwei Zheng,Yongjian Zhou,Yongning Zhou,Hui Zhang,Weiliang Zuo,Xiaoyuan Xu,Liang Qiao
摘要
Fatty liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction is of increasing concern in mainland China, the world’s most populous country. The incidence of fatty liver disease is highest in China, surpassing the incidence in European countries and the USA. An international consensus panel recently published an influential report recommending a novel definition of fatty liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction. This recommendation includes a switch in name from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to metabolic (dysfunction)-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and adoption of a set of positive criteria for disease diagnosis that are independent of alcohol intake or other liver diseases. Given the unique importance of this proposal, the Chinese Society of Hepatology (CSH) invited leading hepatologists and gastroenterologists representing their respective provinces and cities to reach consensus on alternative definitions for fatty liver disease from a national perspective. The CSH endorses the proposed change from NAFLD to MAFLD (supported by 95.45% of participants). We expect that the new definition will result in substantial improvements in health care for patients and advance disease awareness, public health policy, and political, scientific and funding outcomes for MAFLD in China.