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Clinical and Biochemical Predictors of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Primary Health Care Level in South Western Saudi Arabia.

Suliman M Al HumayedAbdullah A Al SabaaniAhmed A MahfouzNabil J AwadallaMustafa Jafar MusaAyyub Patel
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
Early identification of NAFLD among T2DM is important. A threshold cutoff value of 22.1 nmol/L of ALT has been identified to predict NAFLD. They should be referred for ultrasound examination for NAFLD.
Keyphrases
  • saudi arabia
  • glycemic control
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • south africa
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • computed tomography
  • adipose tissue
  • liver fibrosis
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound