JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2012, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (4): 289-290.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2012.04.007

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Prevalence and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in checked-up individuals

Wang Chunxia, Mai Yunping, Sha Weihong, et al.   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,General Hospital,Guangdong Academic of Medical Science,Guangzhou 510080
  • Received:2012-03-06 Online:2012-08-10 Published:2017-03-15
  • Contact: Corresponding author:Wang Qiyi,E-mailqiyiw@163.com

Abstract: Objective The aims of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)in checked-up subjects in Guangdong Province. Methods 20047 subjects were checked-up by ultrasound and blood parameters. Results The prevalence of NAFLD in this subjects was 13.2%,in which the prevalence of NAFLD in male subjects was significantly higher than that in the female subjects(18.8% vs 7.8%,P<0.01);the peak prevalence(23.8% to 25.6%) occurred in persons of 50- to 69-year old age,which were obviously higher than those in the other groups(4.7% in younger than 30,10.8% in younger than 40,17.6% in younger than 50 and 18.7% in older than 79 years of age,P<0.01);Individuals with hypertension,hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia had higher prevalence of NAFLD than those without(31.3% vs. 10.0%,41.3% vs. 8.2%,and 27.9% vs. 10.6%,P<0.01). Conclusions The prevalence of NAFLD is high in Guangdong Province and there is a closed correlation of NAFLD to hypertension,hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia.

Key words: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Prevalence, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Individuals