Metabolic syndrome severity z-score in non-diabetic non-obese Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis c virus infection
Safaa R. Askar,
Radwa S. Hagag,
Moamen A. Ismail
et al.
Abstract:Background
The risks of heart disease, resistance of insulin, and diabetes mellitus type II are increased in individuals diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, there is an increase in the vascular and neurological effects. This study aimed to assess the isolated independent impact of hepatitis C virus (HCV) on metabolic syndrome, excluding obesity and diabetes mellitus as common risks, this impact was assessed using the metabolic syndrome Severity Z-score (MetS Z-Score) which was initi… Show more
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