The Journal of Practical Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 267-273.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006⁃5725.2023.03.001

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Key points of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the diagno⁃ sis and management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in primary care and endocrinology clinical settings co ⁃sponsored

NIU Chunyan，CHEN Yao，SONG Yongqiang.   

  1. Department of Digestive Diseases，Lishui People′ s Hospital，Nanjing 211200，China 

  • Online:2023-02-10 Published:2023-02-10
  • Supported by:
    溧水区人民医院引进人员科研启动专项经费（编 号：2021YJ02），南京市卫生科技发展专项资金项目计划（编 号：YKK22240）

Abstract:

The increasing incidences of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus（T2DM）lead to the preva⁃ lence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease（NAFLD），which needs its early diagnosis and management by the doctors both in primary care and endocrinology. As T2DM and cardiovascular disease are extrahepatically concomitant，the treatment of NAFLD involves intervention of life style，management of body weight，blood pressure，blood glucose and blood lipid as well as prevention of hepatic cirrhosis. This papers is to interpret the key points of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinical Settings Co⁃sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases so as to make some evidence ⁃based suggestions on the prevention，diagnosis and treatment strategy for adult and children NAFLD patients.

Key words:

type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, clinical practice guideline, guidline