Abstract:Background: It is not clear if chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection potentiates the severity of hepatic steatosis (HS) in patients with metabolic risk factors. We tested for the effect modification of hepatitis B viral load on the association between metabolic risk factors and HS.Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we included adult subjects, who had non-cirrhotic nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and CHB infection with positive hepatitis B envelope antibody. We reported descriptive statistics,… Show more
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