An Increased Ratio of Glycated Albumin to HbA1c Is Associated with the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Hepatitis B Virus-Positive Patients

An Increased Ratio of Glycated Albumin to HbA1c Is Associated with the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Hepatitis B Virus-Positive Patients

Background. In hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) positive patients, the relationship between the metabolic variables and histological degree of liver fibrosis has been poorly investigated. Methods. A total of 176 HBV-positive patients were assessed in whom the ratios of glycated albumin-to-glycated hemoglob...

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Main Authors: Hirayuki Enomoto, Nobuhiro Aizawa, Hideji Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Sakai, Yoshinori Iwata, Hironori Tanaka, Naoto Ikeda, Tomoko Aoki, Yukihisa Yuri, Kazunori Yoh, Kenji Hashimoto, Akio Ishii, Tomoyuki Takashima, Kazunari Iwata, Masaki Saito, Hiroyasu Imanishi, Hiroko Iijima, Shuhei Nishiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/351396

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