Open AccessThe association between hepatitis C virus infection and renal function
Author(s) -
Gantsetseg Gantumur,
Batbold Batsaikhan,
ChingI Huang,
MingLun Yeh,
YiHung Lin,
Tzu-Chun Lin,
PoCheng Liang,
ChunJen Liu,
Jia-Jung Lee,
YiChing Lin,
ILing Lin,
JeeFu Huang,
WanLong Chuang,
MingLung Yu,
Hung-Pin Tu,
ChiaYen Dai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000561
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , odds ratio , confidence interval , gastroenterology , kidney disease , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , hyperlipidemia , case control study , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , immunology , endocrinology , virus
The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD) still remains controversial. We aimed to investigate whether HCV really affects renal function, and to analyze the association between clinical effects of CHC and decreased kidney function (assessed by glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) level).