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  1. Subapriya Suppiah, Lee, Roy-Ming Chow, Nor Sharmin Sazali, Hasyma Abu Hassan
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    Introduction: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is one of the end organ damage detected
    in patients having metabolic syndrome X and it can lead to chronic liver failure. Therefore, it is
    important to be able to assess the condition in a quantifiable manner to help clinicians recognize
    and treat this disease. Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of NAFLD in patients with
    metabolic syndrome in Serdang Hospital, Malaysia using contrast-enhanced multidetector computed
    tomography (CECT) abdominal scan. The study also aimed to calculate the quantification of NAFLD
    using liver to spleen density CT Hounsfield Unit ratio, CTL/S or CTL/S measurement using abdominal
    CECT scans. Furthermore, we aimed to verify the correlation of dyslipidemia with NAFLD based on
    the CTL/S parameter. Materials and Method: We conducted a cross-sectional retrospective study in
    Hospital Serdang, Malaysia using data from January 2012 to December 2013. The sample size was 279
    patients with metabolic syndrome who had undergone CECT abdominal scan. Patient demographics
    were descriptively analysed. Spearman’s correlation test was used to look for association among lipid
    profile, blood sugar level and CTL/S ratio. Results: The prevalence of NAFLD in metabolic syndrome
    patients in our population was 82.8%. Prevalence of NAFLD was high among the elderly population (≥
    57 years old). Additionally, Indian ethnics with metabolic syndrome had the highest risk of developing
    NAFLD (90.9%). There was a significant association between elevated LDL levels and CTL/S ratio
    (p
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