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Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients

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Background:HepatitisCisamajorcauseofliver-relatedmorbidityandmortalityandrepresentsa majorpublichealthprobleminEgyptandworldwide.Ultrasonographyisasimplenon-invasive methodfordetectionofvisceralfat,whichisdirectly,correlatedwithinsulinresistance(IR)aswellas developmentoftype2diabetesmellitus. Aim:ToassessthevalidityofdetectionofvisceraladiposetissueareawithUltrasonographyandits correlationwithIRinHCVpatients Materials&Method:Thestudyparticipantsweresubcategorizedintotwogroups,Group(I): included867healthysubjectswithnegative(HCV)RNAasacontrolgroup.Group(II):included277 patientswithchronicHCVasastudygroup.The2groupsweresubjectedtothoroughhistorytaking, fullclinicalexamination,Anthropometricstudy,ultrasonographicexaminationandlaboratory investigationsincludingliverfunctions,viralmarkers,andqualitativePCRforHCVRNA,lipid profile&glucoseprofile. Results:Thisstudyrevealedthatultrasonographyisasimple,non-invasive,safemethodindetection ofvisceraladiposity,whichiscorrelatedsignificantlywithIRinchronicHCVpatients.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2010.16954

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HCV-Insulinresistance-Ultrasonography-Visceral adiposity

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Mostafa K.

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Mohamed

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Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.

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Gamal

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Esmat

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Department of Tropical Medicine, Cairo University.

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Mohamed

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Said

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Department of Tropical Medicine, Cairo University.

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Mohamed

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Abdel- Hamid

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Viral Hepatitis Research Laboratory, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute

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Mohamed

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Hassany

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Department of Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute.

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Mohamad A.

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Hassanein

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Department of Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute.

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Kamal A.

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El- Atrebi

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Department of Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute.

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41

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2010-10-01

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2018-10-19

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2010-10-01

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551

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565

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 41_Issue 1_Pages 551-565.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients

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22 Jan 2023