... frequent in femalethan in male children, adolescents, and young adults.During the past decade, the number of publications onNAFLD and NASH has increased dramatically, reflectinga growing interest ... Nishinomiya F, et al. Serum alanineaminotransferase activity in obese children. Acta Paediatr1997;86:238–41.13. Chan DF, Li AM, Chu WC, et al. Hepatic steatosis in obese Chinese children. Int ... contradict previous findings because findings basedon hospitalization discharges may reflect more pro-nounced symptoms or more frequent screening or both in females. Our findings are comparable...