High prevalence of fatty liver and its association with metabolic syndrome among rural adults with chronic hepatitis C: Implications for primary healthcare

• Main Authors: Ta-Jen Wang (Author), Mei-Yen Chen (Author), Yu-Chih Lin (Author), Wen-Nan Chiu (Author), Tung-Jung Huang (Author), Hsu-Huei Weng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus infection is a global health concern that is associated with significant liver-related morbidity and mortality. Owing to the inflammatory pathway, CHC can causefatty liver, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer and is associated with cardiometabolic di...