Research Article

Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Population: A Southeast Asian Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.

CharacteristicHCV cases

(%)
Cirrhotic

(%)
Noncirrhotic

(%)
value

Age—years (mean SD) 0.001*
 Range18–7518–7518–75
18–40127 (35.1)44 (20.8)83 (55.3) 0.001*
40234 (64.8)167 (79.1)67 (44.6)
Gender
 Male190 (52.6)124 (58.7)66 (44)0.006*
 Female171 (47.3)87 (41.2)84 (56)
Residence
 Urban171 (47.3)88 (41.7)83 (55.3)0.01*
 Rural190 (52.6)123 (58.2)67 (44.6)
Education
5 years234 (64.8)124 (58.7)92 (61.3)0.24
5 years127 (35.1)87 (41.2)58 (38.6)
Marital status
 Single20 (5.54)7 (3.31)13 (8.66)0.02*
 Married341 (94.4)204 (96.6)137 (91.3)
Weight—kg
70232 (64.2)135 (63.9)97 (64.6)0.89
70129 (35.7)76 (36.0)53 (35.3)
BMI—kg/
27176 (48.7)108 (51.1)68 (45.3)0.27
27185 (51.2)103 (48.8)82 (54.6)
Type2 DM
 Yes114 (31.5)81 (38.3)33 (22)0.001*
 No247 (68.5)130 (61.6)117 (78)
Family history of DM
 Yes109 (30.1)58 (27.4)51 (34)0.18
 No252 (69.8)153 (72.5)99 (66)
Viral genotypes
 Genotype 133 (9.14)31 (14.6)17 (11.3)0.73
 Genotype 23 (0.83)2 (0.94)1 (0.66)
 Genotype 3311 (86.1)171 (81.0)125 (83.3)
 Genotype 414 (3.87)7 (3.31)7 (4.66)

Statistically significant value 0.05.
DM: diabetes mellitus, BMI: body mass index.