... disease persisted among children and adolescents (7.2 vs 4.4/100,000 population,P ¼ 0.001) and young adults (11.5 vs 8.7/100,000 popu-lation, P ¼ 0.001). Estimates for children and adolescentsmay ... (steatohepatitis, NASH), and may progress tocirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (4). More recentreports found an association between NAFLD and endo-thelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease ... Gastroenterology and Nutrition48:597–603#2009 by European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition597Copyright...