September 10, 2025

Frequency of undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus in patients of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An observational cross sectional study at a tertiary care centre of Sub-himalayan Region

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Observational study reports high prevalence of diabetes in non alcoholic fatty liver disease patients, indicating potential metabolic concerns.

The study reveals a significant prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Among 100 cases of diagnosed NAFLD, 14% were found to have diabetes, primarily affecting females at 85.71%.
Impaired fasting glucose was present in 45% of patients, with metabolic syndrome components commonly detected.
The prevalence of diabetes increased significantly with the severity of fatty liver, particularly in grade III patients.

Sharma et al. (2021) studied this question.

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Observational study reports high prevalence of diabetes in non alcoholic fatty liver disease patients, indicating potential metabolic concerns.