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The Prevalence of Steatohepatitis in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients and Its Impact on Disease Severity and Treatment Response
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Accepted manuscript online: 14 October 2016Full publication history
DOI: 10.1111/liv.13271View/save citation
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Abstract
Background & Aims
The clinical significance of steatohepatitis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for steatohepatitis in CHB, and to determine its correlation with liver fibrosis and response to antiviral therapy.
Methods
Liver histopathology of 256 consecutive CHB patients with serum HBV DNA >2,000 IU/ml were analyzed with clinical and laboratory characteristics. Virological and biochemical responses were prospectively assessed in the 112 patients treated with antiviral monotherapy.
Results
Hepatic steatosis was observed in 38% of the entire cohort, and steatohepatitis was diagnosed in 18% of patients with hepatic steatosis according to Brunt's classification. The presence of steatohepatitis was associated with overweight/obese (odds ratio [OR], 5.99; 95% CI, 1.32-27.2) and hypertriglyceridemia (OR, 2.95; 95% CI, 1.07-8.15). None of the viral characteristics including HBeAg status, genotypes and viremia levels was associated with the presence of steatohepatitis. Steatohepatitis was an independent predictor of significant fibrosis (OR, 10.0; 95% CI, 2.08-48.5) and advanced fibrosis (OR, 3.45; 95% CI, 1.11-10.7) after adjusting for viremia levels and features of the metabolic syndrome. The rates of suppression of serum HBV DNA <20 IU/ml combined with aminotransferase normalization at week 48 of antiviral therapy were not different between the steatohepatitis and non-steatohepatitis groups (43% vs. 53%; p=0.475).
Conclusions
Steatohepatitis is not uncommon in CHB patients. It is associated with metabolic syndrome but not viral factor. This study demonstrates that steatohepatitis is related to the severity of liver fibrosis but it does not affect response to antiviral therapy.
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