Associations between excessive adiposity and seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 among US adults: a population-based age-period-cohort analysis.

Su-Hsun LiuI-Shiang TzengTsung-Han HsiehYhu-Chering Huang

Published in: BMJ open (2016)

There was no consistent evidence for strong associations between HSV seropositivity and excessive adiposity in adults. APC analysis results further cautioned the generalisability of previous reports based on 1 or 2 cycles of survey data.

Keyphrases

herpes simplex virus
weight gain
insulin resistance
type diabetes
electronic health record
cross sectional
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
skeletal muscle
adverse drug