Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: An independent risk factor for colorectal neoplasia

Background and Aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of insulin resistance (IR) and IR is associated with an increased risk of colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Increased echogenicity suggesting NAFLD is a frequent incidental finding on ultrasound examination. We aimed to systematically evaluate whether NAFLD is an independent risk factor for colonic neoplasia. Patients and Methods: One-thousand-two-hundred and eleven patients, (603 males, 60.6±9.6yrs; 608 females, 61.1±10.3yrs) who underwent screening colonoscopy according to national screening recommendations for CRC were evalua…