Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Pancreatic Steatosis in Obese Versus Lean Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Standard abdominal ultrasonography performed to evaluate pancreatic steatosis by comparing pancreatic echogenicity to liver and kidney tissue.

Non-invasive transient elastography used to assess hepatic steatosis and liver stiffness in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

The midpoint between the superior aspect of the iliac crests and the lower lateral margins of the ribs using an inelastic tape (TBW Import Ltd) that was 0.5 cm in width and 200 cm in length, according to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. Abdominal obesity, determined as a waist circumference of ≥94 cm in males or ≥80 cm in females according to the recommendations of the International Diabetes Federation group

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