The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence and factors linked with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Warangal, Telangana, India. It was an observational, cohort crosssectional study; a target sample of 100 T2DM patients was recruited from a single study site of Warangal. Detailed medical history was obtained and laboratory examinations and ultrasound imaging were carried out to evaluate the NAFLD. The overall incidence of NAFLD was 80%. The risk of NAFLD was significantly high in subjects with uncontrolled blood glucose levels, abnormal waist circumference, increased aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and elevated triglyceride levels (p < 0.05). In our study subjects, the consumption of alcohol is the predominant risk factor (Odds ratio: 6.652; 95% confident interval: 1.8623.74 and p = 0.00*) significantly causing NAFLD among the study subjects. Grade-1 and 2 fatty livers are typically associated with elevated AST levels and a high incidence was observed in men.
Key words: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; type-2 diabetes mellitus; South India
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