Prevalence of MASLD and fibrosis assessed by transient elastography in U.S. adolescents: insights from NHANES 2017-2023
Jialin Wu, Junlong Huang, Shiyu Cao, Yang Lyu, Peiyao Yu, Tiejun Feng, Bonan Chen, Fuda Xie, Ge Zhang, Kangmin Zhuang, Aimin Li, Ka Fai To, Wei Kang · 2025
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Jialin Wu and co-authors estimate fatty liver disease in US adolescents in this 2025 paper. The condition, now called MASLD, is common in adults but understudied in teens. National survey data from 2017 to 2023 included liver ultrasound elastography. The sample held 2,588 adolescents aged 12 to 19.
About one in five teens met the disease threshold under one cutoff, and about one in six under a stricter one. Scarring, called fibrosis, appeared in about nine percent. Rates ran higher in teens with overweight, obesity, or prediabetes. Both survey cycles agreed on the scale of the problem. Silent liver disease in teens argues for screening where risk clusters.
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| CREATOR | Jialin Wu, Junlong Huang, Shiyu Cao, Yang Lyu, Peiyao Yu, Tiejun Feng, Bonan Chen, Fuda Xie, Ge Zhang, Kangmin Zhuang, Aimin Li, Ka Fai To, Wei Kang |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |