Marchesini et al.31, who studied the components of
MS in 304 individuals with NAFLD, found that over 90%
of patients with some degree of liver disease have at least
one component of this syndrome, with approximately one
third of individuals having all components. Moreover, they
observed a higher prevalence of disease in diabetic individuals,
being associated to 20% to 75% of cases. However,
this prevalence seems to be more related to the IR than to
the hyperglycemia.