ea0013p157 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2007
Gonem Sherif
, Wall Alan
, De Parijat
Background: A number of reports have associated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with aspects of the metabolic syndrome, such as insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes and obesity. NASH can progress to cirrhosis and hepato-cellular carcinoma, as well as acting as a marker for insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of abnormal liver function in a populati...