Prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) in patients of diabetes mellitus, diabetes with hypertension and diabetes with coronary artery disease in referred clinic

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to find if there is relation between age, sex, duration of disease or residence in the prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among diabetics, diabetes associated with coronary artery disease and diabetes associated with hypertensive ill patients in referred clinic of Kosti Teaching Hospital. Methods: This is a prospective hospital based study. The study was performed in Kosti city- White Nile State. The study population comprises diabetics, diabetes associated with hypertension and diabetes associated with coronary artery disease whom are randomly selected from medicine referred clinic of Kosti Teaching Hospital. The study was conducted in the period between 1/2/2019 to 1/10/2019. Results: The incidence of fatty liver in three categories is related to the age of the patient. There is remarkable increase in developing fatty liver mainly in patients of old ages. The gender variation in fatty liver patients reveals high predominance of females in diabetes, mild predominance of females in diabetes with hypertension and no gender variation in diabetes in diabetes associated with coronary artery disease. Fatty liver encountered in patients from rural areas mainly in diabetes and diabetes associated with hypertension, but in diabetes with coronary artery disease, patients from Kosti area are highly represented. The prevalence of fatty liver increase with the duration of diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: Based on the findings with the present study, the prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetes mellitus is related to age, sex, residence and duration of disease.