Visceral Adiposity Index Directly Correlated to Viral Load in Patients With Chronic HCV

Doctor's Guide -- HOBOKEN, NJ -- October 20, 2010 -- A higher visceral adiposity index (VAI) score has a direct correlation with viral load and is independently associated with both steatosis and necroinflammatory activity in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (G1 HCV), according to a study appearing in the November issue of Hepatology.