Table 3.
Etiology in the 465 HCC patients and prevalence of DM2 [mean ± SD, n (%)]
| Etiology | N° HCC (%) | Age (yr) | Prevalence of DM2 (%) |
| HBV | 20 (4.3) | 63.3 ± 10.31 | 3 (15.0) |
| HCV | 177 (38.1) | 71.5 ± 7.31 | 47 (26.6)2 |
| Alcohol | 141 (30.4) | 66.7 ± 8.51 | 52 (36.9) 2 |
| HBV + HCV | 8 (1.7) | 60.8 ± 12.81 | 2 (25.0) |
| HBV + alcohol | 9 (1.9) | 62.9 ± 9.31 | 2 (22.2) |
| HCV + alcohol | 81 (17.4) | 67.7 ± 9.31 | 27 (33.3) |
| HBV + HCV + alcohol | 2 (0.4) | 68.4 ± 10.3 | 0 |
| Cryptogenetic | 27 (5.8) | 68.6 ± 9.3 | 11 (40.7) |
1
HCV vs HBV + HCV, P < 0.001; HCV vs HBV, P < 0.001; HCV vs HBV + alcohol, P < 0.001; HCV vs HCV + alcohol; HCV vs alcohol, P < 0.001;
2
HCV vs alcohol, P = 0.048.