Leprosy and confinement due to leprosy show high association with hepatitis C in Southern Brazil

Visceral adiposity index is associated w

Visceral adiposity index is associated with histological findings and high viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C due to genotype 1

✍ Salvatore Petta; Marco Amato; Daniela Cabibi; Calogero Cammà; Vito Di Marco; Car 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 259 KB 👁 2 views

Metabolic factors have been associated with liver damage in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C (G1 CHC). We tested visceral adiposity index (VAI), a new marker of adipose dysfunction in G1 CHC, patients to assess its association with host and viral factors and its link to both histological