Study of Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Fatty Liver in Railway Employees
- VernacularTitle:铁路职工脂肪肝患病情况及其与血脂、血糖关系
- Author:
Qinghua SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fatty liver;
Plasma lipids;
Fasting blood glucose;
Railway employees
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence and the associated risk factors of fatty liver disease in railway employees.Methods 3 520 railway employees aged 21～60 were observed,1 299 cases of fatty liver who were diagnosed by uhrasonography and 2 221 normal controls.Plasma triglycerides(TG),total cholesterol(TC)and fasting blood glucose(FBG) were determined.Results The prevalence rate of fatty liver was 36.9%(1 299/3 520).It increased with age.The prevalence rate of fatty liver in the groups with different age was significantly different(x~2=14.82,P
