A Hospital based case control study to find out the risk factors for fatty liver and non fatty liver patients admitted in tertiary care hospital, Chennai

Roselin sheela.J; Dr.L.kannan; Jeevanandam V

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

A Hospital based case control study to find out the risk factors for fatty liver and non fatty liver patients admitted in tertiary care hospital, Chennai

Roselin Sheela. J, Dr. L. Kannan, Jeevanandam V

Abstract :

Introduction: Fatty liver disease has today emerged as the leading cause of liver disorder. There is scanty data on risk factors associated with fatty liver and non fatty liver disease existed from India (1). The present study was conducted to identify the risk factors associated fatty liver patients and non fatty liver patients.

Objective of the study: To find out the risk factors of fatty liver patients and non fatty liver patients on their dietary habits and life style changes contributing to it.

Methodology:A hospital based case control study was done among 25 cases and 25 control patients admitted during the month of august 2018 in tertiary care hospital chennai,the cases and controls were matched as per gender. The contributing risk factors were identified among both groups.

Results:Out of 25 cases of fatty liver and 25 controls of non fatty liver patients was taken based on ultrasonography findings of Radiology department SRU and equal matching of 25 controls was selected of those who do not have fatty liver in ultrasonographic reports, age group ranged between 21–83 years and mean age was found to be 51 years and standard deviation was found to be 16 years.[51±16]. 30[60%] were found to be male participants and 20[40%]were found to be female participants, more number of fatty liver patients were reported to have Type II Diabetic Mellitus which contributed 15[65.2%] compared to non diabetic individuals. This difference of observation was found to have statistical significance where p<0.05; which shows that Type II Diabetic Mellitus is one of the risk factor for Fatty Liver. Similarly, among hypertensive individuals the majority of study participants 8[72.7%] were found to have Fatty Liver compared to normotensives. This difference of observation was found to have statistical significance where p<0.05 which shows that hypertensive’s are prone to develop Fatty Liver , among people who take less vegetables and junk foods were found to have Fatty Liver compared to non fatty liver individuals. And difference of observation was found to have statistical significance where p<0.05.

Conclusion: The risk factors associated with fatty liver are sedentary lifestyle, obesity, frequent intake of junk foods and less vegetables intake and participants who are diabetics and hypertensive have been exclusively as associated risk factors for fatty liver. Hence the study concludes with appropriate heath education and dietary modification is needed for the high risk group individuals.