Frequency of incidental fatty liver on ultrasound and its association with diabetes mellitus and hypertension

Abstract

Objective: To see the frequency of incidental fatty liver on ultrasound and its association with diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from January 2016 to June 2016 in the department of Surgery and Radiology at Hamdard University Hospital. Patients of both genders and all ages were selected by non purposive convenience sampling. Critically ill, trauma cases and all those patients who had a history of chronic liver disease, alcohol intake and expected pregnancy were excluded. Blood pressure and random blood sugar were recorded.

Results: Six hundred patients were included in the study with mean age of 44.65