Trans-Abdominal Ultrasonography of Pancreas is Superior to Liver for Detection of Ectopic Fat Deposit Resulted from Metabolic Syndrome

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease (NAFPD) is frequently found through trans-abdominal ultrasound examination. The incidence of NAFPD varied from 16% to 69.7% in different country. The aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence rate of NAFPD in a south China province of Fujian and the relations to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) and metabolic parameters. A total of 256 subjects were recruited. Each was assessed by abdominal sonography to diagnose NAFLD and NAFPD. The ages, genders, heights, weights and detection of peripheral blood biochemical indexes (cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and glucose) were recorded. The relationships among metabolic parameters and NAFPD or NAFLD were evaluated, and the positive rates of NAFLD and NAFPD in the general population were compared. The age, BMI, holesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and glucose were significantly associated with NAFPD and NAFLD (P<0.05), while the positive rate of NAFPD was significantly higher than that of NAFLD. NAFPD and NAFLD can reflect the body metabolism, while NAFPD has a higher sensitivity.