Saleem Iqbal, Sheema Khan, Muhammad Darwesh Iqbal, Noor-ul Iman.
Frequency of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in General Medical Out patients.
J Med Sci Jan ;26(3):202-6.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in patients seen in general medical outpatient department. Material and methods: This observational prospective study was conducted in General Medical Outpatient Department of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, from 4th April, 2017 to 4th July, 2017. A total of 2007, patients were reviewed, out of which, 436 patients had NAFLD, as suggested on ultrasound, were included in the study. Results: Out of 436 patients, 83.02%% were females, 61.46% were in the age range 40-60 years, 80.49% patients were obese as per BMI critere, 54.81 % had hypertension, 35.77% had T2DM, 43.57% had Serum hyper-triglyceridemia, 20.64% had serum hyper-cholestremia and 41.05 % had elevated Serum ALT level. Conclusion: Prevalence of NAFLD is increasing in females of age range 40 to 60 years, having higher frequency of obesity, hypertension, T2DM & serum hyper-triglyceridemia.

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