Open AccessEvaluation of the Relationship between Insulin Resistance and HBV DNA Level in Patients with HBeAg-negative Chronic HBV Infection (Natural Course Phase 3)
Author(s) -
Mustafa C Senoymak,
Hasan Özkan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-5128
pISSN - 2231-5047
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1329
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , hbsag , medicine , hbeag , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , hepatitis b virus , insulin , hepatitis b , viral load , immunology , virus
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with an increased risk of liver failure, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA level, the marker of viral load in the host, is a parameter affected by host factors. In this study, we investigated the relationship between HBV DNA level and insulin resistance as a host factor.