Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Risk Factors Affect Liver-Related Outcomes After Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C.
Jihane N BenhammouAndrew M MoonJoseph R PisegnaFeng SuPhilip VutienCynthia A MoylanGeorge N IoannouPublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2020)
In this large DAA-treated Veterans cohort, pre-DAA diabetes increases mortality and liver-related events independent of SVR. Continued vigilance is warranted in patients with diabetes despite SVR. Elevated BMI categories appear to have improved outcomes, although further studies are needed to understand those associations.