Factors Associated with Nonalcoholic Hepatic Steatosis in Patients from the Rural Area of Chambo town
Journal Title: Revista Eugenio Espejo - Year 2022, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
The most prevalent chronic liver disease in the world is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Thus, research aimed to determine the factors associated with this pathology in patients treated at the Type B Chambo Health Center, Ecuador, during 2020. A study was carried out with a quantitative, non-experimental, correlational, and retrospective approach. The selected medical records provided the information for the variables of interest. The mean age of the population was 54.43 8.10 years of age. 60.38% had arterial hypertension, 52.83% diabetes mellitus, 62.26% overweight or obesity and 49.06% dyslipidemia. It was determined that these comorbidities had a significant relationship with the disease under study, which was more incident in ages older than 50. Sedentary people or those ones with low levels of physical activity showed ALT and AST.
Authors and Affiliations
Jenny Elizabeth Coello Viñán Mayra Elizabeth Sánchez-De la Torre Angélica María Coronel Parra Diana Soraya Caicedo Mosquera Ruddy Yesenia Sócola Macas Abrahan Rodrigo Escobar Bautista Byron Eduardo Coello Viñán
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