Cross-Epidemic of Hepatitis C with Diabetes, Obesity, and Kidney Disease
Manoj Mehta
11 Jan 2018
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A cross-sectional and prospective analyses of 13,726 participants in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that individuals with chronic hepatitis C have a high burden of major cardiometabolic comorbidities. Diabetes and chronic kidney disease, in particular, are associated with substantial excess mortality in persons with chronic hepatitis C. See the article
