Abstract:Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is more common in subjects with obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). Hypothyroidism is a risk factor for development of NAFLD. The study was done to assess the association of hypothyroidism with NAFLD and severity of NAFLD. Methods: The study was carried out on 50 NAFLD patients. Among them 25 patients had no hypothyroidism and 25 patients had hypothyroidism. Histological diagnosis of NAFLD (non-NASH & NASH), based on NAFLD activity score (NAS) was done. Stag… Show more
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