Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Fatty liver is a silent killer which slowly progress and sometimes diagnosed accidentally on ultrasonography. Symptom of fatty liver appears when most of liver functions deranged. Most patients are asymptomatic and accidentally diagnosed to have fatty liver while undergoing routine radiological and biochemical test, because there is not any fixed biomarker for fatty liver. Cardiovascular risks are commonly linked with the chronic fatty liver. A prospective, cross‐sectional study was conducted in the department of Biochemistry at GBCM and Subharti hospital, Dehradun comprising of 120 ultrasonographically confirmed fatty liver patients who were differentiated based on their grades of fatty liver by ultrasonography and alcoholic and non alcoholic based on alcohol consumption history given by patients. 5ml fasting blood sample was collected and analyzed for Liver and Lipid profile. A significant difference was observed on comparing them among their fatty liver grading and alcoholic status in fatty liver patients with significant difference of p‐value(<0.05), using unpaired ‘t‐test. TG: HDL ratio is found to be most significant on comparison in Alcoholic and Non alcoholics. The relative risk is evaluated for alcoholic fatty liver and cardiovascular risk (Atherogenic index‐TG: HDL‐C Ratio) and found to be 37%. We concluded that the cardiovascular risk is 37% more in the individuals who are alcoholic and having asymptomatic fatty liver.
How to cite this article:
Abhinav Manish, Anuradha Bharosay, Kanchan Negi and Ritesh Srivastava. A Prospective Cross‐Sectional Study: Fatty Liver is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.6.342.347
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