Comparison of the prevalence, severity, and risk factors for hepatic steatosis in HIV-infected and uninfected people.
Jessie TorgersenKaku So-ArmahMatthew S FreibergMatthew B GoetzMatthew J BudoffJoseph K LimTamar TaddeiAdeel A ButtMaria C Rodriguez-BarradasAmy C JusticeJay R KostmanVincent Lo RePublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2019)
In this sample of participants without cardiovascular disease, the prevalence of hepatic steatosis by noncontrast abdominal CT was not different by HIV status. Increasing severity of steatosis was independently associated with advanced hepatic fibrosis in both groups.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected
- antiretroviral therapy
- cardiovascular disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- risk factors
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- image quality
- magnetic resonance imaging
- hepatitis c virus
- contrast enhanced
- adipose tissue
- hiv testing
- south africa
- positron emission tomography
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular risk factors
- clinical evaluation
- coronary artery disease
- men who have sex with men