A significant upsurge of body mass index in patients with chronic hepatitis C successfully treated with direct-acting antiviral regimens.

CONCLUSION: Treatment of chronic HCV with DAAs was associated with increased body mass index. Further studies are needed to explore if this effect is secondary to treatment with DAAs or is an improvement in the liver function and lifestyle of treated patients.
PMID: 31418415 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology - July 31, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Kassas ME, Alboraie M, Naguib M, Omar H, Tahan AE, Moaz I, Abdellah M, Ezzat S, Wifi MN, Sherief AF, Eltabbakh M, Abdelsalam L, Eissa AH, Omran D Tags: Turk J Gastroenterol Source Type: research