Abstract

CANCIANO CHIRINO, Ernesto et al. Non-alcoholic fatty liver as a marker of quality of life in middle age women. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2011, vol.37, n.4, pp. 533-540. ISSN 0138-600X.

Objective: To identify the risk variables in mean age women presenting with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL). Methods: A control-case study was conducted from January, 2008 to 2011 in San Antonio de los Baños, Armetisa province to analyze variable including: age, body mass index (BMI) according to the waist-hip relation (WHR), presence of high blood pressure and its control, severity and length of climateric syndrome plus age of presentation of spontaneous menopause. In a random way 60 patients with ultrasonography criteria of NAFL (Group A), another 60 patients with negative ultrasound (US) (Group B or control) selected according matching. Results: In A group the 44.4 % was smaller than the global mean (47.5 years, 95 % CI: 45.7 48.2) in that same group the 51.6 % had al increase of the BMI and WHR, with a correlation coefficient of 0.94. Most of hypertensive patients were in the A group with a 81.6 % of them non-controlled (RO: 0.25 CI: 95 %. The 55 % of patients with NAFL had climateric symptoms very annoying for more than 12 months. From the study patients, the 64.1% had menopause between 46-49 years old where the 33.3 % of the A group was under the global mean (47.5). Conclusions: The NAFL marks early a poor clinical-metabolic control of woman in mean age with earlier, intensive and lasting and climateric symptoms to the detriment of life.

Keywords : non-alcoholic fatty liver; climateric; menopause.

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