ArticleVirology : research and treatment2019
Effect of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection on Lipid Profile in Ghanaian Patients.
Article in Virology : research and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Article
- Abnormal lipid profile in the context of liver steatosis measured by transient elastography: experiences from an outpatient endocrine clinic.Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
- Article
- Domestic cat hepadnavirus associated with hepatopathy in cats: A retrospective study.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
- PCSK9 inhibitors in a renal transplant patient complicated with hepatitis B: A case report and literature review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Serological Evidence of Hepatitis B and E and Dengue Coinfection in Chadian Patients and Impact on Lipidemia Profile.International journal of hepatology · 2022Article
- Remodeling Lipids in the Transition from Chronic Liver Disease to Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Cancers · 2020Article
- The evaluation of serum lipid profile in chronic Hepatitis B patients at a Tertiary Care Centre in Western India: A cross-sectional study.Annals of African medicineObservational
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundWorldwide, approximately 257 million people have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, with the highest infection rates recorded in Africa and Asia. Although HBV infection has been associated with dyslipidemia, which may lead to death via liver related complications, the effect of the virus on the lipid profile of patients remain unclear. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of chronic hepatitis B virus infection on lipid profile of sero-positive individuals from Ghana.
methodsBlood samples were collected from chronic HBV infected patients who were recruited from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, and HBV sero-negative healthy volunteers who were used as controls. Demographic and clinical data were obtained using a structured questionnaire. Blood pressure and body mass index were determined, and HBV profile markers and lipid profiles of the patients were determined using a commercially available kit and a chemistry analyzer, respectively.
resultsTriglycerides, low density lipoproteins (LDL), high density lipoproteins (HDL), very low density lipoproteins (VLDL), and total cholesterol were used as indices of lipid metabolism disorder. Body mass index and diastolic blood pressures were significantly elevated in patients compared to healthy volunteers.
conclusionThe observed high total cholesterol and LDL, with a significantly lower HDL levels compared to healthy controls suggest an increased cardiovascular disease risk index in the patients. There is therefore the need to regularly monitor HBV infected patients for signs of cardiovascular diseases.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.