Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 is the most prevalent in Egypt. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) and (TyG) index are newly developed indices for assessment of metabolic syndrome (MS) and insulin resistance (IR). We aimed at comparing their levels in HCV-patients with healthy controls and validate their use for prediction of hepatic histopathological changes. Patient and Methods: 78 chronic ...
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