Title

Prevalence and clinical correlates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Syed Imran Hussain¹, Karun Khanna² & Pramod Kumar Mishra^3,*

Affiliation

¹Department of General Medicine, Career Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; ²Department of Cardiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India; ³Department of Cardiology, Medanta Hospital Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Syed Imran Hussain - E-mail: docimran555@gmail.com
Karun Khanna - E-mail: k3jmd786@gmail.com
Pramod Kumar Mishra - E-mail: pramod.15382@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), contributing significantly to increased morbidity and metabolic complications. Therefore, it is of interest to determine the prevalence of NAFLD in T2DM patients and compare demographic, clinical and biochemical characteristics between those with and without NAFLD. A cross sectional study of 100 diabetic patients was conducted using ultrasonography for NAFLD diagnosis, alongside evaluation of clinical parameters and laboratory investigations. NAFLD was present in 42% of patients and was significantly associated with female gender, obesity, poor glycemic control, diabetic complications and abnormal lipid and liver profiles. Thus, data shows that emphasizing the strong clinical association between NAFLD and T2DM, supporting routine screening and integrated management strategies to reduce disease burden.

Keywords

Diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemia, fatty liver, glycemic control, obesity

Citation

Hussain et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 4565-4569 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.