Comparison of the Nutritional Pattern of Patients with and withoutNonalcoholic Fatty Liver in Tehran

Background: High prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with obesity andlifestyle disorders. The present study was conducted to compare the nutritional pattern of patientswith and without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease referred to hospitals affiliated to TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences in 2017.Method and materials: This study case-control performed on 300 outpatients and inpatientspatients having 18- 65 years referred to the ultrasonography section of hospitals and the methodof sampling was convenience. According to the results of ultrasonography, these subjects weredivided into two groups: case (100 patients) and control group (200 subjects). The data wereanalyzed using SPSS version 19, descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney test.Findings: There was a significant difference between the mean consumption of unhealthy foodsin the case group compared to the control group (P=0.001), while those with fatty liver reported alower average intake of fruit and vegetable in their food basket, which showed a significantdifference (P=0.001).Conclusion: The results showed that people with fatty liver complied with poor dietary habitscompared to patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver. Regarding the prevalence of non-alcoholicfatty liver, lifestyle changes and the implementation of educational interventions to increaseawareness and improve the attitude of individuals and conduct appropriate further studies toprevent and treat the fatty liver are necessary.

Comparison of the Nutritional Pattern of Patients with and withoutNonalcoholic Fatty Liver in Tehran Keywords:

Non-alcoholic fatty liver , Nutrition , Pattern