Effect of body mass index on Disease progression in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Lamiaa Mobarak
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Lamiaa Mobarak: National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt

Current Research in Diabetes & Obesity Journal, 2019, vol. 9, issue 3, 62-65

Abstract: Background and study aim: In recent years the burden of obesity and metabolic syndrome has been increasing. These diseases are associated with increased risk for chronic hepatitis B virus infection as well as worsened outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between obesity, defined according to body mass index, and hepatitis B viral load and fibrosis stage according to liver biopsy, among chronic hepatitis B Egyptian patients.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/CRDOJ.2019.09.555761

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