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## Aim: To determine the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with t2dm from north india. ## Research design and methods: In this cross-sectional study, asian indian patients with t2dm (n,250) underwent liver ultrasonography (usg), fibroscan for assessment of hepatic steatosis (controlled attenuation parameter, cap) and hepatic fibrosis (kilopascals, kpa) respectively. pearson's correlation analysis & logistic regression analysis for significant predictors of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis were done. the cut-off value of liver span was calculated by roc-auc analysis. ## Results: Grade 3 hepatic steatosis was seen in 213 t2dm patients (85.2%). it was higher in males than females and in those with high bmi values. any degree of fibrosis and severe fibrosis were seen in 205 (62%) and 46 (18.4%) patients, respectively; these were higher in males, specifically in those with bmi >30 kg/m, and diabetes of a duration more than 5 years. bmi and sgpt were the significant predictors of hepatic steatosis. an increase of 1 unit of bmi above 23 kg/m led to 19.6 times increased risk of hepatic steatosis in t2dm patients aged 50 years and above. sgot and ggtp were significant p

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Author

Aanchal Gupta; Shajith Anoop; Irshad Ahmad Ansari; Satya Prakash; Anoop Misra

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)