High Prevalence of Liver Fibrosis Found in Healthy European Adults

LIVERSCREEN study reveals silent liver disease linked to obesity, diabetes, and alcohol use in general population

Topline

A European study of over 30,000 adults with no prior liver disease found that nearly 1 in 20 had undiagnosed liver fibrosis, highlighting the urgent need for population-wide screening using non-invasive tools like transient elastography.

Study Details

The LIVERSCREEN project, presented at EASL 2025, evaluated liver fibrosis prevalence across nine E…