Association between obesity, hypertriglyceridemia and low hepatitis B viral load

This study aimed to investigate the metabolic risk factors of high hepatitis B viral load. Large-scale, community-based cross-sectional study. A total of 3587 hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected participants without liver cirrhosis at study entry were investigated. High HBV viral load was defined as a serum level ⩾104 copies per ml for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seronegatives or ⩾108 copies per ml for HBeAg seropositives. Among HBeAg...