Journal article
Prevalence of insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 and 3 patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with a higher prevalence of insulin resistance compared to the general population. This finding is associated with hepatic steatosis, increased liver fibrosis and lower rates of sustained virological response to interferon based therapy. The relationship of insulin resistance and HCV genotype is controversial. Our aim was to compare the prevalence of …
Authors
Péres DPS; Cheinquer H; Wolf FH; Cheinquer N; Falavigna M; Péres LDS
Journal
Annals of Hepatology, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 871–875
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2013
DOI
10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31291-8
ISSN
1665-2681