Title of article
Assessment of Lean Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Middle Income Country; Prevalence and Its Association with Metabolic Disorders: A Cross-sectional Study
Author/Authors
Naderian, Mohammadreza Digestive Diseases Research Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Kolahdoozan, Shadi Digestive Diseases Research Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Sharifi, Amir Sina Digestive Diseases Research Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Garmaroudi, Gholamreza Health Education & Promotion - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Yaseri, Mehdi Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - Tehran University of Medical Science , Poustchi, Hossein Digestive Diseases Research Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Sohrabpour, Amir Ali Digestive Diseases Research Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Pages
7
From page
211
To page
217
Abstract
Background
Recent data has proven that the WHO (world health organization) cut-off for obesity is not applicable to the Asian population. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of lean NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) in the capital of Iran and extract probable predictors for this growing health issue in this population.
Methods
This is a population-based cross-sectional study on apparently healthy subjects over 18 years of age. The participants were interviewed for baseline demographic and clinical information. They were subsequently referred for physical examination and blood sampling. NAFLD was diagnosed using abdominal ultrasonography by a single expert radiologist.
Results
Of 927 eligible participants who entered the study, 314 were lean; BMI (body mass index)
Conclusion
The prevalence of NAFLD in lean subjects in a sample of Iranian population is 17.52%. Hypertriglyceridemia, higher SBP, and higher BMI especially over 23.2 are independent factors associated with the presence of NAFLD in lean subjects.
Keywords:
Keywords
Cut-off , lean , metabolic syndrome X , Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease , non-obese
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2516036
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