Association between chronic viral hepatitis and metabolic syndrome in southern Taiwan: a large population-based study.

Yuan-Hung KuoKwong-Ming KeeJing-Houng WangNien-Tzu HsuChang-Chun HsiaoYi ChenSheng-Nan Lu

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)

This large population-based study indicated that HCV infection was positively associated with MetS. However, HBV infection was inversely associated with MetS only among lean subjects.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
hepatitis b virus
hepatitis c virus
sars cov
insulin resistance
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
human immunodeficiency virus
uric acid
bone mineral density
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors