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Prevalence rates of co-morbidities among study subjects
| Disease | Frequency | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | ||
| Hypertension | 34.00% | 10.00% | 0.003 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 14.00% | 0.00% | ˂0.001 |
| Renal failure | 5.00% | 0.00% | ˂0.001 |
| Retinopathy | 61.00% | 0.00% | ˂0.001 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 6.00% | 3.01% | 0.005 |
| Hepatitis C virus | 1.00% | 0.00% | ˂0.001 |
| Hepatitis B virus | 0.00% | 0.00% | ˂0.001 |
