Open AccessSerum lipid profile in alcoholic cirrhosis: A study in a teaching hospital of north-eastern India
Author(s) -
Jyoti Prakash Phukan,
Anuradha Sinha,
Jatindra Prasad Deka
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.108886
Subject(s) - cirrhosis , medicine , triglyceride , lipid profile , alcohol consumption , gastroenterology , alcoholic liver disease , high density lipoprotein , alcohol , statistical significance , fatty liver , cholesterol , lipoprotein , lipid metabolism , disease , biochemistry , biology
Alcoholic cirrhosis is often associated with impaired lipid metabolism. However, there are only a few studies regarding lipid profile in alcoholic cirrhosis that have been undertaken in India. The aim of the study is to assess the degree of alteration of serum lipid profile in alcoholic cirrhotic patients and also to detect its relationship with the age of the patients and the alcohol consumption pattern.