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Insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis B and C.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Mohammad Alizadeh Amir Houshang, Fallahian Farahnaz, Alavian Seyed Moayed, Ranjbar Mitra, Hedayati Mehdi, Rahimi Farzaneh, Khedmat Hossein, Etemadi Arash, Zali Mohammad Reza, Azizi Fereidoun
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To determine whether insulin resistance occurs in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and its relationship with the presence of liver fibrosis and steatosis. METHODS: Untreated patients with CHC (n=60) or CHB (n=40), similar in age, gender, body mass index and waist-hip ratio, were studied. Relationship between anthropometric, biochemical (fasting serum insulin, C-peptide,...
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