Abstract
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the burden of NAFLD and severe fibrosis among DM population.
 Methods: It was a hospital based observational and cross-sectional study. Upgraded department of General Medicine, SMS Medical College andAttached Hospitals, (Jaipur).
 Results: Out of 100 patients 48 patients did not have NAFLD while 52 patients had NAFLD. Thus proportion of NAFLD in diabetic patients was quite high (52%). Out of 52 NAFLD patients 27 patients (51.9%) had mild liver fibrosis, 14 patients (26.9%) had significant fibrosis and 11 patients (21.2%) had severe liver fibrosis. Thus proportion of NAFLD patients with significant and severe fibrosis was quite high (26.9% and 21.2%respectively).
 Conclusion: From the study it can be concluded that the prevalence of NAFLD in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in department ofmedicine at S. M. S. Hospital, Jaipur is 52% and moderate and severe fibrosis is found in 26.9% and 21.2% patients respectively among them. BMI and the waist circumference are the factors in our study that have shown association with the incidence of NAFLD in type 2 DM patients.
 Keywords: DM, NAFLD, BMI.
Highlights
Paralleling the increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and the metabolic syndrome in the general population, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide.[1]
Background: This study aimed toevaluate the burden of NAFLD and severe fibrosis among DM population
From the study it can be concluded that the prevalence of NAFLD in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in department of medicine at S
Summary
Paralleling the increasing prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and the metabolic syndrome in the general population, NAFLD has become the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide.[1]. This study aimed toevaluate the burden of NAFLD and severe fibrosis among DM population. Upgraded department of General Medicine, SMS MedicalCollege and Attached Hospitals, (Jaipur). Proportion of NAFLD in diabeticpatients was quite high (52%). Proportion of NAFLD patients with significant and severe fibrosis was quite high (26.9% and 21.2% respectively). Conclusion: From the study it can be concluded that the prevalence of NAFLD in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in department of medicine at S. Jaipur is 52% and moderate and severe fibrosis is found in 26.9% and 21.2% patients respectively among them. BMI and the waist circumferenceare the factors in our study that have shown association with the incidence of NAFLD in type 2 DM patients.
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