A study in BMCGastroEnterol finds that the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease in Indonesia is high. It is strongly correlated with other metabolic conditions and might have an important role in risk of malignancy.
Since the clinical implication of fatty pancreas is still a mater of debate, especially in countries where alcohol consumption is not an issue, therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate the presence of fatty pancreas and estabslihed its associated risk factors.The study design was an analytical cross-sectional study among medical check-up patients in Medistra Hospital which has been approved from the Medistra hospital’s local ethics committee between January and December 2013.
Inclusion criteria was adult patients aged more than 18 years, no serious illness at the time of examination, having routine laboratory check-up for liver function test, fasting plasma glucose levels, and lipid profile, and underwent abdominal ultrasound assessment.
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