Correlation between shift work and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among male workers in the steel manufacturing company of Korea: a cross-sectional study.

1 Multiple meta-analyses 2 3 have shown that the pooled overall prevalence of NALFD is approximately 25.2 to 29.8% worldwide, with an increasing trend from 21.9% in 1991 to 37.3% in 2019. 3 The prevalence of NALFD in Korea is 32.87% (31.12%–34.67%). 4 The prevalence of NAFLD in Korea has also increased, in line with the global trend, from 24.9% in 1998 to 31.0% in the period from 2008–2014. 5 NAFLD can be related to mortality by progression to liver disease 6 or liver-related complications such as liver cirrhosis 7 and hepatocellular carcinoma. 8 Therefore, it is important to prevent NAFLD before it develops into an irreversible disease.

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