Emerging studies have focused the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but the results were inconsistent. In addition, few studies have put focus on the association between NAFLD and the risk of prediabetes. We aimed to investigate whether NAFLD diagnosed by ultrasonography could predict the risk of future T2DM and prediabetes in Chinese population.The population-based cohort study held in Xi'an, Northwestern China, was based on China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Survey. During a follow-up of 5 years, 508 healthy subjects were included as study sample. NAFLD was determined by abdominal ultrasonography. T2DM and prediabetes were diagnosed based on oral glucose tolerance test.Of 508 subjects, 97 (19.1

作者：Jie, Ming；Shaoyong, Xu；Bin, Gao；Guocai, Liu；Yufei, Ji；Fan, Yang；Yunan, Jia；Yujie, Fang；Qiuhe, Ji

来源：Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver 2015 年 35卷 11期