Table 2.
Unpaired t-test for the mean differences between diabetic and nondiabetic HCV seropositive patients.
| Parameters | HCV cases |
Mean difference type 2 DM/non diabetic |
P value | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetic type 2 N = 114 Mean ± SD |
Non Diabetic N = 247 Mean ± SD |
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| Age—years | 49.3 ± 11.0 | 44.6 ± 12.6 | 4.71 | 0.001* | 1.38, 7.42 |
| FBS—mg/dL | 157.1 ± 47.4 | 85.8 ± 12.2 | 71.2 | <0.001* | 64.9, 77.6 |
| BMI—kg/m2 | 27.7 ± 5.48 | 26.8 ± 5.31 | 0.99 | 0.1 | −0.20, 2.18 |
| T. Bilirubin—mg/dL | 1.67 ± 3.51 | 1.86 ± 3.83 | 0.19 | 0.65 | −0.64, 1.02 |
| Prothrombin time | 15.9 ± 4.77 | 15.4 ± 5.22 | 0.53 | 0.35 | −0.59, 1.66 |
| Albumin—mg/dL | 3.22 ± 0.71 | 3.44 ± 0.68 | 0.22 | 0.004* | 0.07, 0.37 |
| Cholesterol—mg/dL | 200.6 ± 22.4 | 130.2 ± 16.8 | 70.4 | <0.001* | 66.2, 74.6 |
| Creatinine—mg/dL | 1.07 ± 0.88 | 0.82 ± 0.48 | 0.24 | 0.001* | 0.10, 0.38 |
| Weight—kg | 67.8 ± 15.4 | 64.7 ± 14.0 | 3.14 | 0.05 | −0.07, 6.36 |
*Statistically significant P value < 0.05.
FBS: Fasting blood sugar, BMI: Body mass index, CI: Confidence interval.