Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients
Mohamed, M., Esmat, G., Said, M., Abdel- Hamid, M., Hassany, M., Hassanein, M., El- Atrebi, K. (2010). Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients. EKB Journal Management System, 41(1), 551-565. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2010.16954
Mostafa K. Mohamed; Gamal Esmat; Mohamed Said; Mohamed Abdel- Hamid; Mohamed Hassany; Mohamad A. Hassanein; Kamal A. El- Atrebi. "Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients". EKB Journal Management System, 41, 1, 2010, 551-565. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2010.16954
Mohamed, M., Esmat, G., Said, M., Abdel- Hamid, M., Hassany, M., Hassanein, M., El- Atrebi, K. (2010). 'Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients', EKB Journal Management System, 41(1), pp. 551-565. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2010.16954
Mohamed, M., Esmat, G., Said, M., Abdel- Hamid, M., Hassany, M., Hassanein, M., El- Atrebi, K. Detection of Visceral adiposity by Ultrasonography and its relation to insulin resistance in HCV patients. EKB Journal Management System, 2010; 41(1): 551-565. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2010.16954

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

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 9, Volume 41, Issue 1, October 2010, Pages 551-565    PDF (1.71 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2010.16954
Authors
Mostafa K. Mohamed1; Gamal Esmat2; Mohamed Said2; Mohamed Abdel- Hamid3; Mohamed Hassany4; Mohamad A. Hassanein4; Kamal A. El- Atrebi4
1Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.
2Department of Tropical Medicine, Cairo University.
3Viral Hepatitis Research Laboratory, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute
4Department of Tropical Medicine, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute.
Abstract
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.
 
Keywords
HCV-Insulinresistance-Ultrasonography-Visceral adiposity
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