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Validity of Laboratory Biomarkers in Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and It's Consequences
Sponsor: Assiut University
Summary
The validity of laboratory biomarkers in the diagnosis of NAFLD is still not established, and adherence to a healthy dietary lifestyle for those patients in our community is not well studied.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2026-04-01
Last Updated
2025-04-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
laboratory biomarkers in the diagnosis of NAFLD disease
All included patients will be assessed as follows: 1\. Questionnaire: different questionnaire variables extrapolated from study published by Xin Li, 2024, Bao et al., 2024 (8), (9).The questionnaire will be divided into six parts: First section includes demographic characteristics of patients as (name , age, gender, occupation, educational level and special habits) The second section includes chronic diseases-related questions and drug administration as if a patient were diagnosed with chronic disease, on treatment and drugs used. The third section for assessment of dietary lifestyle includes: nutrition adherence to Mediterranean will be assessed by a validated 17-item MedDiet adherence questionnaire, which all participants will answer. A score will be given for each met objective: 1 (compliance) or 0 (non-compliance). The counseling session will be about the Mediterranean diet program, and a brochure will be given to each patient.