Obesidad, riesgo vascular y esteatosis hepática en la isla de El Hierro
- Candelaria Martín González 2
- Ana María Torres-Vega 1
- Laura Naveira Arrastia 1
- Lucía Romero Acevedo 2
- Onán Pérez-Hernández 2
- Daniel Martínez-Martínez 2
- Iballa Jimenez-Cabrera 2
- Emilio González.Reimers 2
- 1 Hospital Insualr Nuestra Señora de Los Reyes, Valverde, El Hierro (España)
- 2 Hospital Universitario de Canarias (España)
ISSN: 0423-4804
Year of publication: 2016
Issue: 60
Pages: 37-48
Type: Article
More publications in: Estudios Canarios: Anuario del Instituto de Estudios Canarios
Abstract
This study was conducted in order to determine which parameters were associated with liver steatosis, assessed by abdominal ultrasound in the population attended at the hospital of El Hierro. Methods: 198 patients underwent an minal ultrasound exploration for nonspecific abdominal pain. Results: 99 patients had steatosis (mean age 61.1 ± 18.5 years), and 52% were male. The presence of liver steatosis was not associated with alcohol consumption or smoking, but it was associated with diabetes (χ2 = 15.05, p <0.001), obesity (χ2 = 13.49, p <0.001), hypertension (χ2 = 18.72, p <0.001), dyslipidemia (χ2 = 15.26, p <0.001) and ischemic heart disease (χ2 = 4.28, p = 0.04). In the multivariate analysis, body mass index, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia showed an independent relationship with liver steatosis. Conclusions: Patients with liver steatosis must undergo a good assessment of risk factors to prevent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality