#body mass index

Liver scarring was associated with poorer health outcomes and a higher risk of death for people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

However, having a higher body mass index might prevent this improvement.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease can lead to more severe, potentially fatal liver diseases, including cirrhosis.

Fibrosis in those coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV is comparable in severity to that found in people mono- infected with hep C who are near...