Antibodies to HCV were detected in 121 of 148 (81.8%) patients. Steatosis, distributed in different histological patterns, was found in 73 of 121 (60%) HCV-positive and in 14 of 27 (52%) HCV-negative patients (P = NS). Using simple logistic regression, the association Of HCV to steatosis was weak and not statistically significant (OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.61-3.27). The same was true for hyperlipidaemia (OR, 4.45; 95% CI, 0.52-37.9)