ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE OF FATTY LIVER AND ITS RISK FACTORS IN A GENERAL ADULT POPULATION OF JINAN

[Objective]To investigate the prevalence of fatty liver and its risk factors in a general adult population of Jinan,and provide evidences for health education.[Methods]An analysis was made to 48 925 health examination records of who was examined from 2003 to 2005 in healthy examination center,Shandong provincial hospital. The data about their life style,height,body weight,blood pressure,physical examination,biochemistry index were collected and B-type ultrasound and ECG was included.[Results]The prevalence of fatty liver in a general adult population of Jinan was 26.06%. The prevalence of fatty liver in males was significantly higher than that in females(P≤0.01). The prevalence of fatty liver increased with age,but in population older than 40,the prevalence of fatty liver was obviously higher than that of the youngers(P≤0.01). There were significant difference of the prevalence of fatty liver in people with different occupations(P≤0.01). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the prevalence of fatty liver was correlated to sex,age,drinking,BMI,fasting glucose level.[Conclusion]There is a high prevalence of fatty liver among adult residents in Jinan,which is correlated to life style,so we should develop pertinent health education of life style.