Regional prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, Koreaopen access
- Authors
- 정은행; 전대원; 조용균; 최영길; 유승호; 이승민; 장은철
- Issue Date
- Sep-2013
- Publisher
- 대한간학회
- Keywords
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Body mass index; Prevalence
- Citation
- Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, v.19, no.3, pp.266 - 272
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 266
- End Page
- 272
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/161980
- DOI
- 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.3.266
- ISSN
- 2287-2728
- Abstract
- Background/Aims: The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Korea has increased recently. The aim of the present study was to determine the regional differences in the prevalence and characteristics of NAFLD.
Methods: From January 2009 to December 2010, 161,891 Seoul and Gyeonggi-do residents receiving a health examination at our institution were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. After applying exclusion criteria, the data of 141,610 subjects (80,943 males, 60,667 females) were analyzed. The presence of NAFLD was established by ultrasound examination.
Results: The overall prevalence of NAFLD was 27.3% (38.3% in men, 12.6% in women). When standardized according to age, area, and sex, the prevalence of NAFLD was 25.2%. The age and area standardized prevalence of NAFLD was higher for men (34.4%) than for women (12.2%; P<0.001). The overall prevalence of NAFLD was higher in Gyeonggido (27.7%) than in Seoul (26.9%; P<0.001). Among the men, the prevalence of NAFLD was higher in Gyeonggi-do (39.2%) than in Seoul (37.4%; P<0.001), while for the women it was higher in Seoul (13.2%) than in Gyeonggi-do (12.0%;P<0.001).
Conclusions: The regional prevalence of NAFLD differed between Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Further studies are needed to establish the etiology of this difference.
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