Abstract

MENESES MORENO, Daniela  and  NEGRIN RANGEL, Ernesto. Non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis: related to waist circumference. Gen [online]. 2017, vol.71, n.2, pp.74-80. ISSN 2477-975X.

Introduction: The Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis occurs when the fat is stored in the liver, and Obesity is considered one of the factors related to the onset of this pathology, since it has been observed that it is a steatoinflammatory condition occurring only in 2,5% of the non-obese population. Waist circumference is an anthropometric measure related to visceral adiposity, and is widely used for its ability to identify the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The Objective is to relate waist circumference with the presence of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis detected by abdominal ultrasound. Materials and methods: we determined the measurements of waist circumference according to Lohman, Roche and Matorell’s technique, and we compared that measurements with the results of the abdominal ultrasound in real time, to determinate the presence of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis. Results: in all patients, when the severity of the hepatic steatosis increased, the value of the waist circumference was higher. Conclusions: the increase of the waist circumference is directly and significantly related to the presence of non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis.

Keywords : Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Waist Circumference; Ultrasonography.

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