The Prevalence Rate of Fatty Liver and Its Risk Factors of Adult Women in a Rural Area.
- Author:
June Young SUH
1
;
Byung Yeol CHUN
;
Hee Jung YOON
;
Kyung Eun LEE
;
Sam Soon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion Research Center of Kyungpook National University, Korea. bychun@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Prevalence rate;
fatty liver;
adult women;
risk factors
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Blood Pressure;
Community Health Centers;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Drinking;
Fatty Liver*;
Female;
Humans;
Life Style;
Logistic Models;
Obesity;
Overweight;
Prevalence*;
Risk Factors*;
Ultrasonography;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Epidemiology
2003;25(2):100-107
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence rate of fatty liver disease and its related factors of women in rural area. METHODS: Seven hundreds and fifty four adult females (above age 30) at eleven Community Health Centers in Koryung County were recruited from 3 March 2001 to 30 May 2001. Abdominal ultrasonography, height, weight, and blood pressure were measured. A questionnaire interviewing method was used to collect life style data. RESULTS: The prevalence of fatty liver disease was 13.4%. By simple analysis, age(p<0.05), diabetes mellitus(p<0.01), salt intake(p<0.05), and obesity (p<0.01) were significantly associated with fatty liver disease. In multiple logistic regression analysis, the risk for fatty liver in above 50 age group was 2.7 (95% CI: 1.25-5.99) times higher than that in 30-49 age group, overweight was 10.3 (95% CI: 5.26-19.99) times higher than normal group, 3.9 times (95% CI: 1.84-8.38) higher in person with diabetes mellitus than those without and the risk of current drinkers was 2.0 times (95% CI: 1.03-3.85) higher than non-drinkers. CONCLUSION: Above findings suggested that risk factors significantly related with fatty liver were age, BMI, diabetes mellitus, and drinking in adult women.
