Open AccessFrequency of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus and its associated risk factors
Author(s) -
Shaista Kanwal,
Tahir Ghaffar,
Azizul Hasan Aamir,
Usman Khalid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.37.5.4211
Subject(s) - medicine , fatty liver , hypertriglyceridemia , type 2 diabetes mellitus , abdominal obesity , waist , obesity , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , gastroenterology , metabolic syndrome , type 2 diabetes , steatohepatitis , disease , triglyceride , endocrinology , cholesterol
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a major public health problem globally especially in patients with Type-2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aimed to assess the frequency of NAFLD in patients with T2DM and to study its associated risk factors.