this study is a retrospective cohort study included 100 patients with type 2 DM from the outpatient clinic of internal medicine department at Fayoum University Hospital. They were divided into two equal groups according to the presence of NAFLD by ultrasound. All patients were subjected to history taking, clinical examination and investigations which included: ALT, AST, total cholesterol, TG, FBG and fasting insulin level,HOMA-IR(Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance) assessment.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of HOMA-IR in diagnosis of NAFLD in patients with type 2 DM.