[Disorders of carbohydrate-lipid metabolism and galectin-3 level as factors of liver fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C].

We found a significant relationship between the disturbances of carbohydrate-lipid metabolism and liver fibrosis, the level of galectin-3 and fibrosis stage of the liver. The prognostic value of increasing the level of galectin-3 for predicting the cirrhotic stage of liver fibrosis is substantiated.