Trends of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients in north of pakistan

Objectives: to determine the frequency of various complications in patients having non alcoholic fatty liver disease. material and methods: this observational study was conducted in general medical outpatient department of khyber teaching hospital peshawar,pakistan from october,2016 to march,2017. a total 179 patients having non alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld),as diagnosed on ultrasound,were included in the study. results: out of 179 patients,78.21% were females,59.21 % were in the age range 40-60 years,78.21% patients were obese,66.48% had hypertension,34.07% had type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm),86.59% had serum hypertriglyceri-demia,45.81% had serum hypercholesterolemia and 53.63% had elevated serum alt level. conclusion: non alcoholic fatty liver disease is increasing in females of age range 40 to 60 years,having higher frequency of obesity,hypertension,t2dm & serum hypertriglyceridemia. © 2017,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.