Clinical and Pathological Risk Factors Associated with Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis in African-Americans with Chronic Hepatitis C.
Ali AfsariEdward LeeBabak ShokraniTina BoortalaryZaki A SherifMehdi NouraieAdeyinka O LaiyemoKawtar AlkhalloufiHassan BrimHassan AshktorabPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2017)
This study shows that steatosis is independently associated with fibrosis in African-American patients with HCV infection. Female patients were at higher risk of steatosis.
Keyphrases
- liver fibrosis
- african american
- insulin resistance
- high fat diet
- end stage renal disease
- high fat diet induced
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- human immunodeficiency virus
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes