Epidemiological survey on fatty liver among enterprise staff in ethnic minorities' regions in Guangxi
- VernacularTitle:广西少数民族地区企业职工脂肪肝流行病学调查
- Author:
Qian GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fatty liver;
Hyperlipidemia;
Epidemiology
- From:
Journal of Chongqing Medical University
2007;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To research the epidemic situation of fatty liver in ethnic minorities' regions in Guangxi.Methods:Total 24076 persons who were in ethnic minorities' regions in Guangxi received physical examination and laboratory test.A contrastive analysis of body mass index(BMI),blood pressure(BP),blood lipids,blood glucose and liver function was carried out between fatty liver group and non-fatty liver group.Results:The total number of fatty liver was 3816 cases,with the ratio was 15.85% among them.The ratio of males was 17.57%,and the ratio of females was 11.33%,showing the prevalence of fatty liver in males was significantly higher than that in females.The prevalence of fatty liver increased with age.The morbidities of obesity,hyperlipidemia,hypertention,and diabetes mellitus in the fatty liver group were significant higher than in non-fatty liver group.Conclusion:Obesity,hyperlipidemia,hypertention,and diabetes mellitus may be independent risk factors of fatty liver.The mildly to moderately abnormal hepatic functions could be found in patients with fatty liver.Losing the body weight,controling the hyperlipidemia and maintaining normal glucose and blood pressure are important measures to prevent the fatty liver.
