Objectives: We aimed to assess the association between metabolic syndrome (MS) and hepatitis B/C virus infection using a large population-based study. Design and methods: A population-based cross-sectional study design was adopted with a total of 53 528 subjects being enrolled from the integrated multiple diseases screening program in Keelung, Taiwan. Evidence of past hepatitis B/C infection, acquired during childhood or as a young adult, was identified during the two-stage liver cancer screening part of the process. Information on biochemical markers and anthropometric measures related to MS, such as fasting blood sugar, triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), abdominal circumference and blood pressure (BP), were collected routinely while screening for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios and related 95% confidence intervals for the associations between MS and hepatitis B/C infection. Results: High blood pressure (SBPX135 mmHg or DBPX85 mmHg) (adjusted odd ratio: 0.89 (0.83-0.94)) and high triglyceride (X150 mg/dl) (adjusted odds ratio: 0.65 (0.60-0.69)) were, after adjusting for gender and age, inversely associated with being HBsAg positive (Po0.05). The likelihood of developing MS was lower in the HBsAg positive than the HBsAg negative (adjusted odds ratio: 0.84 (0.76-0.93)). A positive association between being anti-HCV positive and having low serum HDL (male o40 mg/dl, female o50 mg/dl) was also noted (adjusted odds ratio: 1.61 (1.37-1.88) after controlling for gender and age). High triglyceride was inversely associated with being anti-HCV positive (adjusted odds ratio: 0.63 (0.55-0.71). Conclusions: There is an inverse association between MS and hepatitis B virus infection whereas the association was heterogeneous for HCV infection with a positive association with abnormal serum HDL but an inverse association with hypertriglyceridemia.
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