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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2021

Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Attending a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Bom Bc, Raj Kishwor Jaiswal, Prashant Kumar Gupta, Rajan Paudel, Raj Kumar Subedi

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bom BcDepartment of Radiology, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang, Nepal.
Raj Kishwor JaiswalDepartment of Radiology, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prashant Kumar GuptaDepartment of Radiology, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rajan PaudelCentral Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Raj Kumar SubediBhaskar-Tejshree Memorial Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bir Hospital · NPPatan Academy of Health Sciences · NPTribhuvan University · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease is fatty infiltration of the liver in the absence of other causes of steatosis. It is strongly associated with central adiposity, high body mass index, insulin resistance states, hypertension, hyperlipidemia which are features of metabolic syndrome. The objective of study is to find out the carotid intima-media thickness of non alcoholic fatty liver disease patients attending a tertiary care center.

methodsThis was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted at National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital from July 2018 to June 2019 among 70 diagnosed cases of non alcoholic fatty liver disease based on ultrasound findings. Data collection was started after receiving ethical approval from Institutional Review Board of the Institute. Convenience sampling method was used. Data were entered using Microsoft Excel. The carotid intima-media thickness of both sides were measured by ultrasound. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 was used for analysis.

resultsOut of 70 cases, the mean carotid intima-media thickness was 0.7140±0.1796mm on right and 0.7161±0.1828mm on left side. Among 70 cases 45 (64.3%) were Grade II non alcoholic fatty liver disease and 25 (35.7%) were Grade I. It was 0.5720±0.1275mm and 0.7929±0.1546mm in Grade I and II non alcoholic fatty liver disease cases respectively on right side whereas it was 0.5676±0.1259mm and 0.7987±0.1557mm respectively on left side.

conclusionsThis study showed increased carotid intima-media thickness in non alcoholic fatty liver disease cases.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesHumansRisk FactorsTertiary Care Centers

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