TY - JOUR AU - Bunyarat, Nantarat PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/19 TI - PREVALENCE OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN POLICEMEN USING CONTROLLED ATTENUATION PARAMETER WITH TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY JF - JOURNAL OF THE POLICE NURSES JA - J Police Nurs VL - 13 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/policenurse/article/view/250724 SP - 408-417 AB - <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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 (&gt; 23 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), underlying disease (hypertension), waist circumference (&gt; 80 cm. in females and &gt; 90 cm. in males), Triglycerides, LDL, FBS, Alt (higher level) and HDL (lower level), systolic blood pressure (SBP &gt; 140 mmHg), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP &gt; 90 mmHg) (<em>p</em> &lt; .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>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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> ER -