Prevalence and influencing factors of fatty liver among officers and soldiers on a certain island
Objective To investigate the current status of liver and gallbladder diseases and analyze the influencing factors of fatty liver based on the ultrasound examination results of officers and soldiers on a certain island.Methods The data of physical examination from 377 officers and soldiers on a certain island in 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.Age,gender,living habits,abdominal ultrasound results,and liver function test results were collected,and the incidence of liver and gallbladder diseases were investigated.Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to screen the influencing factors of fatty liver disease.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the predictive value of influencing factors for fatty liver disease.Results A total of 103 officers and soldiers were diagnosed with liver and gallbladder diseases.The top three were fatty liver(63.11%,65/103),gallbladder polyps(19.42%,20/103),and liver hemangioma(8.74%,9/103),accounting for 91.27%(94/103)of the subjects with liver and gallbladder diseases and 24.93%(94/377)of all the subjects undergoing physical examination.There were significant differences in the age,body mass index(BMI),the habit of mid night snacks,liver function indexes(alanine aminotransferase[ALT],aspartate aminotransferase[AST],total bilirubin[T-Bil],direct bilirubin[D-Bil],gamma-glutamyltransferase[γ-GT]),glucose(Glu),and triglyceride(TG)between the officers and soldiers with fatty liver(65 cases)and without fatty liver(312 cases)(all P<0.01).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that ALT,Glu,TG,BMI and the habit of midnight snacks were independent influencing factors of fatty liver(all P<0.05).The area under the ROC curve values of ALT,Glu,TG,BMI,the habit of midnight snacks and their combination in prediction of fatty liver were 0.776,0.621,0.764,0.828,0.637 and 0.866,respectively.Conclusion There is a high prevalence of fatty liver in officers and soldiers on a certain island(17.24%,65/377).ALT,Glu,TG,BMI and the habit of midnight snack can be used as a combined diagnostic model of fatty liver.The diet,exercise and training methods should be systematically and comprehensively managed to control related risk factors.Risk factor intervention and treatment should be carried out for high-risk population to effectively improve the physical and mental health of officers and soldiers on the island.
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