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Metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection who do not have obesity or type 2 diabetes.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2012
Oliveira Lucivalda Pereira Magalhães, Jesus Rosangela P de, Boulhosa Ramona S S B, Mendes Carlos Mauricio C, Lyra Andre Castro, Lyra Luiz Guilherme C
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OBJECTIVE: The individual components of metabolic syndrome may be independent predictors of mortality in patients with liver disease. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its related components in hepatitis C virus-infected patients who are not obese and do not have type 2 diabetes. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 125 patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1....
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