Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) combined
with metabolic syndrome (MS) on carotid atherosclerosis. Methods Total of 401 cases who got physical
examination in Chinese PLA General Hospital were selected and divided into 4 groups (group A~D): people
in group A were with NAFLD and MS, people in group B were with NAFLD and without MS, people in group
C were with MS and without NAFLD, people in group D were without NAFLD or MS. The incidence rate of
carotid atherosclerosis were analyzed among the groups. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the
effects of each factor on carotid atherosclerosis. Results The incidence rate of carotid atherosclerosis in group
A~D were 58.65%, 21.92%, 36.84% and 1.87%, respectively, the differences were statistically significant
(χ 2 = 73.5, P < 0.001). After modification, α = 0.007 was taken as the statistical standard. The difference
of carotid atherosclerosis incidence rate between group A and group C had no statistical significance (χ 2 =
10.31, P = 0.02), while the differences between the other groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The
incidence rate of carotid atherosclerosis in group C was higher than that in group B (χ 2 = 12.47, P = 0.023).
The occurrence of carotid artery atherosclerosis was significantly influenced by BMI, hip circumference ratio,
blood lipid levels, fasting glucose, NAFLD and MS. Conclusions Both MS and NAFLD can increase the risk
of carotid atherosclerosis. The effect of MS on atherosclerosis is higher than that of NAFLD.
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