Hepatitis C, Association of Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Association of Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

table 2. Analysis of Chronic Viral Hepatitis Cohort for Variables Associated With Diabetic Criteria After Exclusion of Patients With Conditions Predisposing to Hyperglycemia

Variables	Diabetic Criteria (%)		P
Variables	Negative (N = 760)	Positive (N = 156)	P

HBV^*	351 (88)	48 (12)	.0004
HCV^*	391 (79)	104 (21)
Sex
Female	216 (80)	54 (20)	.12
Male	544 (84)	102 (16)
Race origin
White	495 (83)	102 (17)	.12
African	112 (78)	31 (22)
Hispanic	7 (64)	4 (36)
Asian	33 (85)	6 (15)
Cirrhosis	144 (77)	43 (23)	.016
Noncirrhotic	239 (86)	40 (14)
Age (yr)
<37	140 (89)	17 (11)	<.0001
37-43	144 (92)	13 (8)
43-48	127 (82)	28 (18)
48-61	119 (76)	38 (24)
>61	111 (71)	45 (29)

^* Twenty-four patients with both chronic HBV and HCV infection omitted. The discrepancy in numbers compared with total population size is due to records without data on race or age. Cirrhosis established by liver biopsy or presumptive diagnosis made on clinical grounds and diagnosis of noncirrhotic established by liver biopsy.