Prevalence of liver steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a study of associated factors and of relationship with fibrosis

Abstract

Hepatic steatosis is present in 18% of our patients with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis B. Steatosis is independently associated only with body mass index and fasting glucose level, risk factors for metabolic steatohepatitis, and was not correlated with the degree of fibrosis.