212638

VITAMIN D STATUS IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Hypovitaminosis D has been recognized as a worldwide epidemic. Since vitamin D exerts significant metabolic activities comprising free fatty acids (FFA) flux regulation from the periphery to the liver, its deficiency may promote fat deposition into the hepatocytes. Objective: To investigate plasma vitamin D levels in non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease patients. Patients and methods: This prospective study was carried out at Al-Hussein Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al- Azhar University, from June 2019 till December 2019. The present study included 40 middle aged patients which were divided into 2 equal groups: Patients with NAFLD, and patients with NASH who presented with elevated liver enzymes and newly diagnosed via abdominal Ultrasonography or computed tomography (CT). In addition, 20 apparently healthy subjects with normal weight and normal level of vitamin D were included as control group. Results: There was a high significant positive correlation between serum vit. D3 and age, between serum vit D3 and serum albumin. There was a significant positive correlation between Serum VIT D3 and serum urea. Also, there was a high significant negative correlation between serum VIT D3 and ALT, AST, serum bilirubin, direct and 2hpp blood sugar, BMI and Hip circumference. Conclusion: Lower serum 25(OH)D levels were found in NAFLD patients than in subjects without NAFLD.

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10.21608/amj.2022.212638

Keywords

Vitamin D, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Hepatosteatosis, Prospective

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Badran

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Ahmad Hamed

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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db.drbadr@gmail.com

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Youssef

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Khalil Ahmad

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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Esam

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Mohamed Ghamry

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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Abd EL-Aziz

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Ahmad Aun

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Departments of Internal Medicine, Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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Mohamed

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Abd El-Hamid Basyoni Kidr

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Departments of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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51

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1

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29633

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2022-01-01

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2022-01-04

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2022-01-01

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473

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484

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1110-0400

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Al-Azhar Medical Journal

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VITAMIN D STATUS IN NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE

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22 Jan 2023