Liver Steatosis is Prevalent in Lean People With HIV and Associated With Exposure to Antiretroviral Treatment—A Cross-sectional Study
Louise E van Eekeren,
Nadira Vadaq,
Wilhelm A J W Vos
et al.
Abstract:Background
Steatotic liver disease is suggested to have a higher prevalence and severity in people living with HIV (PLHIV), including in those with a normal BMI. In this study, we used data from the 2000HIV cohort to (i) assess the prevalence of liver steatosis and fibrosis in lean versus overweight/obese PLHIV, and (ii) assess associations in these subgroups between steatosis and fibrosis with traditional risk factors and HIV-specific characteristics.
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