Journal article
The establishment of public health policies and the burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Americas
The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology, v 7(6), pp 552-559
01 Jun 2022
PMID: 35430032
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Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 20-25% of the general population and is associated with morbidity, increased mortality, and elevated health-care costs. Most NAFLD risk factors are modifiable and, therefore, potentially amenable to being reduced by public health policies. To date, there is no information about NAFLD-related public health policies in the Americas. In this study, we analysed data from 17 American countries and found that none have established national public health policies to decrease NAFLD-related burden. There is notable heterogeneity in the existence of public health policies to prevent NAFLD-related conditions. The most common public health policies were related to diabetes (15 [88%] countries), hypertension (14 [82%] countries), cardiovascular diseases (14 [82%] countries), obesity (nine [53%] countries), and dyslipidaemia (six [35%] of countries). Only seven (41%) countries had a registry of the burden of NAFLD, and efforts to raise awareness in the Americas were scarce. The implementation of public health policies are urgently needed in the Americas to decrease the burden of NAFLD.
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- Title
- The establishment of public health policies and the burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Americas
- Creators
- Luis Antonio Diaz - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileEduardo Fuentes-Lopez - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileGustavo Ayares - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileFrancisco Idalsoaga - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileJorge Arnold - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileAndrea Marquez-Lomas - Anahuac Mayab UniversityCarolina A. Ramirez - Clin Las Condes, Dept Anestesiol, Santiago, ChileMaria Paz Medel - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileFrancisca Vinuela - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileLucas Lacalle - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileJuan Pablo Roblero - University of ChileCatterina Ferreccio - Advanced Center for Chronic DiseasesMariana Lazo - Drexel UniversityMayur Brahmania - London Health Sciences CentreAshwani K. Singal - University of South DakotaMelisa Dirchwolf - Hospital PrivadoNahum Mendez-Sanchez - College Station Medical CenterNorberto Chavez-Tapia - Hospital Médica SurPatricia Guerra - Instituto Boliviano de Ciencia y Tecnología NuclearJuan Carlos Restrepo - Universidad de AntioquiaClaudia P. Oliveira - University of Sao PauloJulissa Lombardo - Hospital Punta PacificaAbel Sanchez - Roosevelt HospitalMartin Elizondo - Mil Hosp, Hepat Biliary & Pancreat Natl Ctr, Teaching & Assistance Unit UDA, Montevideo, UruguayMartin Tagle - Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaMartin Padilla - National University of San MarcosMarco Sanchez - Universidad Metropolitana de HondurasEnrique Carrera - Hospital Eugenio Espejo, Quito, EcuadorMarcos Girala - Universidad Nacional de AsunciónOmega Chery - Ministry of Public Health, HaitiMarlen Castellanos-Fernandez - College Station Medical CenterFrancisco Barrera - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileJeffrey Lazarus - Barcelona Institute for Global HealthPatrick S. Kamath - Mayo Clinic in ArizonaRamon Bataller - University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterMarco Arrese - Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileJuan Pablo Arab - Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Dept Gastroenterol, Santiago, Chile
- Publication Details
- The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology, v 7(6), pp 552-559
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Government of Catalonia, Spain, through the CERCA Programme FONDECYT 1200227; 1191183; 1191145; 1212066 / Chilean Government through the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico CEX2018-000806-S / Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the "Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019-2023" Programme; Spanish Government ANID ACE 210009 / Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo U01AA021908; U01AA020821 / National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000833529100025
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85129962396
- Other Identifier
- 991020550495404721
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