HOMA-IR as a Screening Test in NAFLD

Fayoum University

Status: Completed

Conditions: NAFLD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04084925

M258

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of HOMA-IR in diagnosis of NAFLD in patients with type 2 DM.

Full description

this study is a retrospective cohort study included 100 patients with type 2 DM from the outpatient clinic of internal medicine department at Fayoum University Hospital. They were divided into two equal groups according to the presence of NAFLD by ultrasound. All patients were subjected to history taking, clinical examination and investigations which included: ALT, AST, total cholesterol, TG, FBG and fasting insulin level,HOMA-IR(Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance) assessment.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diabetes obesity

Exclusion criteria

• use of alcohol

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Diabetics with NAFLD

Description:

Diabetics whose abdominal ultrasound showed that they have NAFLD

Diabetics without NAFLD

Description:

Diabetics whose abdominal ultrasound showed that they do not have NAFLD