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chronic liver disease cld leading global cause mortality morbidity healthcare resource utilization however burden cld underestimated course disease often asymptomatic clinical decompensation development lifethreatening complications study assessed use available blood tests electronic medical records identifying individuals undiagnosed cld general population analyzed total 202529 blood tests obtained 99848 adults recorded electronic health records padova teaching hospital transaminases levels 15 times normal value indicated occult cld platelet counts 120000l identified occult cirrhosis characterized patients using italian medical exemptions ime excluding oncologic cases overt occult cirrhosis prevalence 1 418 respectively overt occult cld affected 285 461 population epidemiology patients overt occult cirrhosis similar significantly different controls among subjects aged 6070 years working disability twofold higher occult cirrhosis compared overt cirrhosis occult cld cirrhosis higher prevalence rates diagnosed cases general population electronic medical record data may serve valuable tool cld identification potentially reducing cirrhosis development clinical decompensation turn may lead decrease economic impact healthcare system