非酒精性脂肪肝是一种慢性的病理状态,它实际上包含了肝脏损害的多种疾病谱,如单纯的肝脏脂肪变性、非酒精性脂肪性肝炎、进展性肝纤维化及肝硬化等。代谢综合征在一般人群中很常见,尤其多见于某些高危人群,包括非酒精性脂肪肝患者,本文就这两种状态及其相互间的关系作一综述。 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a chronic pathological condition, which actually contains a variety of liver damage spectrum of diseases, such as simple liver steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, progressive liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Metabolic syndrome is common in the general population, especially in some high-risk groups, including patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, this article reviews the two states and their relationship to each other.