JANUARY 25, 2024

A Silent Epidemic

Study Finds Alarming Prevalence of Undiagnosed Liver Disease

VANCOUVER, B.C.—A large proportion of the U.S. adult population living with chronic liver disease may be completely unaware of their condition, according to data presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.

Results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) showed that 93% of participants contacted were unaware of their diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and 8.8% were found to have