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Review

Volume 10, Number 5, October 2017, pages 271-279


Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Africa and Middle East: An Attempt to Predict the Present and Future Implications on the Healthcare System

Tables

Table 1. The Prevalence of NAFLD in Some African and Middle East Countries [37, 39-43, 48]
 
CountryPrevalence rate (%)Comment(s)Authors
South Africa47.6Among overweight/obese subjectsKruger et al [37]
Nigeria8.7Population-basedOnyekwere et al [39]
Kuwait33.3Ramezani et al [40]
Iran33.9Meta-analysisSohrabpour et al [41]
Sudan20Among non-diabeticAlmobarak et al [42]
Sudan50Among diabetic patientsAlmobarak et al [43]
Egypt15.8Among school childrenAlkassabany et al [48]

 

Table 2. The Prevalence of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Different Countries of Middle East and Africa [72-115]
 
No.CountryDiabetesObesityMetabolic syndromeReferences
1South Africa7%29.9%23.3%[72-74]
2Ethiopia8.9%20%12.5%[75-77]
3Egypt14.9%70%7.4%[78-80]
4Ghana1.9%58%35.9%[81-83]
5Saudi17.6%23.6%28%[84-86]
6Iran8.7%14.2%30.1%[87-89]
7Yemen9.75%8.8%46%[90-92]
8Pakistan16.68%22.2%46%[93-95]
9Jordan17.1%34.8%37.4%[96-98]
10Kuwait21.1%78.432.8%[94, 99, 100]
11Nigeria1.9%15%12.1%[101-103]
12Uganda2.5%2.3%58%[104-106]
13Kenya3.3%8.9%34.6%[107-109]
14Botswana3.9%12.7%11%[110-112]
15United Republic of Tanzania3.5%19.2%30%[113-115]