September 25, 2025

Infection Risk in Patients with Biopsy-Proven Fatty Liver Disease: A Cohort Study

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Cohort study shows higher infection rates in patients with NAFLD compared to controls, suggesting increased risk across disease stages.

Patients with NAFLD had significantly higher infection rates than matched controls, indicating a notable risk elevation.
Infections such as sepsis and respiratory illnesses had adjusted hazard ratios above 1.5, highlighting serious health concerns.
The study was a population-based cohort analysis comparing NAFLD patients with matched controls from 1995 to 2017 in Lahore, Pakistan.
The findings emphasize the need for preventive measures and more vigilant monitoring of patients with NAFLD.

Hamid et al. (2023) studied this question.

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