Table 2.
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis
| Groups | No. of patients | Age (mean SD, yrs) | No. of diabetics | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic hepatitis | 225 | 44 ± 14 | 29(12.9%) | 0.002 |
| HBV | 157 | 40 ± 12 | 13(8.2%) | |
| HCV | 68 | 52 ± 16 | 16(23.5%) | |
| Liver cirrhosis | 179 | 56 ± 12 | 34(19.0%) | 0.07 |
| HBV | 102 | 52 ± 11 | 14(13.7%) | |
| HCV | 28 | 67 ± 9 | 7(25%) | |
| Alcohol | 43 | 58 ± 12 | 13(30.2%) | |
| Total | 404 | 49 ± 15 | 63(15.6%) | 0.001 |
| HBV | 259 | 44 ± 13 | 27(10.4%) | |
| HCV | 96 | 56 ± 16 | 23(24.0%) |
Significant differences for the comparison of the prevalence of diabetes between HBV and HCV are in bold type