Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rate İn Erzurum And Its Surroundings

Özkan Çinici

doi:10.56752/Mevmedsci.2025.80

Özkan Çinici, Muammer Altınkaynak, Neslihan Bayındır, Doğan Nasır Binici

Year : 2025
Vol : 1
Issue : 5
Page : 5-10

DOI : 10.56752/Mevmedsci.2025.80

Objective: The frequency of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ( NAFLD ) is not known clearly because there are not enough clinical studies in our country. The disease is a finding that may occur incidentally when an abdominal ultrasound is performed in patients who do not have any complaints or apply to the hospital for different clinical reasons. Studies have shown that at least 25 percent of American adults have fatty liver. Our aim is to detect the frequency of NAFLD in Erzurum and its surroundings and to determine the change in our region over a ten-year period. Methods: In this study, 60000 patients who were admitted to our hospital between 2009 and 2019 and underwent ultrasonography for any reason were examined retrospectively. Prevalence was analyzed according to ultrasound findings, age, gender and body mass index (BMI). Results: NAFLD was detected in 42.1 % of the patients who participated in the study. This rate was determined as 43 % for men and 41.6 % for women. The highest rate was seen in those over 60 years of age ( 43.8 % ), in male gender ( 43 % ), and in those with BMI >25 kg/m2 ( 45 % ). Multivariate analysis showed that male gender, serum alanine aminotransferase level, older age, BMI, type II diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia were independent factors associated with NAFLD. Conclusion: NAFLD is a disease that affects nearly half of the people living in our region and is about to become a public health problem. All asymptomatic individuals who are overweight or obese and have risk factors should be investigated for NAFLD.

Cite this Article As : Çinici Ö, Altınkaynak M, Bayındır N, Binici DN. Erzurum ve Çevresinde Alkolsüz Yağlı Karaciğer Hastalık Oranı. Mev Med Sci. 2025; 5(1): 5-10

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rate İn Erzurum And Its Surroundings, Research Article,
2025, Vol. 1 (5)

Received : 19.01.2024, Accepted : 21.01.2025 , Published Online : 18.04.2025