Liver Disease Prevalence.
MASLD can progress to MASH (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis) accompanied by advanced fibrosis, affecting approximately 3% of the global population. Alarmingly, liver disease claims the lives of 1.75 million individuals annually. The critical prevalence of fatty liver disease comes with an associated annual direct medical cost of over $100 billion, in the United States alone, with a significantly higher burden when societal costs are included.
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