Comparative Clinical, Demographic, and Cardiometabolic Profile of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Cross- Sectional Study
This cross-sectional study of 549 patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, reveals that while HBV and HCV patients share similar symptom profiles, they exhibit distinct cardiometabolic risk patterns where older age, higher BMI, and the absence of hypertension are independently associated with HBV, whereas hypertension is a strong predictor of HCV infection.
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