Goh Eun Chung, Jeong Yoon Yim, Donghee Kim, Seon Hee Lim,
Jong In Yang, Young Sun Kim, Sun Young Yang, Min-Sun Kwak,
Joo Sung Kim, and Sang-Heon Cho
Department of Internal Medicine, Healthcare Research Institute, Gangnam Healthcare Center, Seoul National University Hospital,
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Correspondence should be addressed to Jeong Yoon Yim; yjy@snuh.org
Received 23 January 2015; Revised 27 March 2015; Accepted 29 March 2015
Academic Editor: Luca Miele
Copyright © 2015 Goh Eun Chung et al.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background/Aims. Women after menopause have increased insulin resistance and visceral fat, which may increase the prevalence
of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). However, the pathogenesis of NAFLD in women has not been clearly defined. In this
study, we aimed to determine the risk factors for NAFLD in women. Methods. A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Women
who underwent abdominal ultrasonography and blood sampling for routine health check-ups were recruited. Results. Among 1,423
subjects, 695 women (48.9%) were in a menopausal state. The prevalence of NAFLD was higher in postmenopausal women than
in premenopausal women (27.2% versus 14.4%,