Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the metabolic and anthropometric profile of obese and non-obese patients with non-alcoholic hepatic steatosis diagnosed by abdominal ultrasound. Methods: Clinical and prospective study carried out between April 2019 and February 2020, at a reference center for ultrasonography in Aracaju-SE. Body mass index, waist circumference and fasting blood glucose levels, total cholesterol, high-density lipoproteins, low-density lipoproteins, very low-density lipoproteins and triglycerides of all patients were evaluated. Results: 85 patients with hepatic steatosis (45 non-obese and 40 obese) were studied. Of these, 43 patients corresponded to mild and 42 to moderate / severe. Regarding clinical conditions, 78 patients had dyslipidemia, 13 had type 2 diabetes mellitus, 27 had systemic arterial hypertension, 40 had metabolic syndrome and 65 patients had central obesity. There was a statistically significant association in the group of obese patients for triglycerides and waist circumference in relation to the severity of fatty infiltration. However, there was no such association in the group of non-obese patients. Conclusion: Obesity and its metabolic conditions are risk factors for the severity of non-alcoholic liver steatosis.