Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mental disorder inpatients in China: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming the most common liver disease in China. However, the understanding of NAFLD prevalence among Chinese mental disorder inpatients remains insufficient. We aim to investigate the prevalence of NAFLD among mental disorder inpatients in Beijing, China.

Methods

In this observational study, we included 66,273 mental disorder inpatients between 2014 and 2018, including inpatients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depressive disorder and other mental disorders. Data were obtained from electronic health records of 19 specialized psychiatric hospitals in Beijing. NAFLD was defined by ICD-10 code, excluding other causes of liver disease. We calculated the overall and annual prevalence rates of NAFLD from 20

SUBMITTER: Ma Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886739 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature