@article{Bunyarat_2021, place={Bangkok, Thailand}, title={PREVALENCE OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN POLICEMEN USING CONTROLLED ATTENUATION PARAMETER WITH TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY}, volume={13}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/policenurse/article/view/250724}, abstractNote={<p>            The purposes of this research were to examine 1) the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and 2) factors associated with NAFLD in Thai policemen. Samples were two hundred and eighty-seven policemen aged from 18 to 60 years. Questionnaires were composed of demographic data and health data, which passed IOC from three qualified specialists with a score of .67-1.00. Steatosis and fibrosis levels were measured by CAP-TE. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, Chi-squared test, and logistic regressions.</p> <p>            The major findings were as follows: 1) 170 out of 287 participants were found to have steatosis of S1-S3 stage, which the calculated prevalence of NAFLD in policemen in this study was 59.23%; 2) Factors associated with a higher incidence of NAFLD were gender (male), age (36-60 years old), BMI (> 23 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), underlying disease (hypertension), waist circumference (> 80 cm. in females and > 90 cm. in males), Triglycerides, LDL, FBS, Alt (higher level) and HDL (lower level), systolic blood pressure (SBP > 140 mmHg), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP > 90 mmHg) (<em>p</em> < .05); 3) Causes of NAFLD were triglycerides level (<em>OR =</em> 1.01, <em>95%CI</em> = 1.001-1.018, <em>p </em>= .025), BMI (<em>OR =</em> 1.20, <em>95%CI</em> = 1.022-1.419, <em>p</em> = .026), and waist circumference (<em>OR </em>= 1.08, <em>95%CI</em> = 1.016-1.153, <em>p </em>= .014).</p> <p>            Thus, we found that it was necessary to screen for NAFLD and metabolic syndrome during an annual check-up in policemen to reduce morbidity and mortality from NAFLD and associated diseases.</p>}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE POLICE NURSES}, author={Bunyarat, Nantarat}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={408–417} }