title: [Clinical characteristics of fatty livers of 61 patients with the insulin resistance syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyse the clinical characteristics of fatty livers of patients with the insulin resistance syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  With echographic histogram, the acoustic intensity (AV) in six different areas of each fatty liver was measured in 61 patients with the insulin resistance syndrome. The relationship between the average value of AV and some clinical or biochemical parameters were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in AV between the area near the portal venous and the area near the gall bladder, and between males and females as well. AV was positively related to the body mass ratio (BMI), waist circle (W) and hip circle (H); AV was positively related to the waist-hip ratio (WHR) or insulin sensitive index (ISI) in trend; and AV was negatively related to high density lipoprotein cholesterin (HDL-C).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In patients with the insulin resistance syndrome, fatty density of livers is higher near the portal venous than near the gall bladder. The fatty liver is more serious in females than in males. BMI, W, H and serum HDL-C levels are useful parameters in evaluating the severity of fatty livers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovasology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Bai-yun
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL