Table 1.
Comparisons of demographic data between chronic hepatitis C patients with glucose intolerance* and normal fasting glucose
| Patients with glucose intolerance (n = 125) | Patients with normal fasting glucose (n = 234) | P value | |
| Age | 61.1 ± 11.2 | 56.6 ± 13.6 | 0.001 |
| Sex (male:female) | 47:78 | 99:135 | 0.452 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 3.7 | 23.7 ± 3.2 | 0.024 |
| Family history of DM (+:-) | 37:88 | 30:204 | < 0.001 |
| Obesity (+:-) | 38:87 | 49:185 | 0.046 |
| Liver cirrhosis (+:-) | 28:97 | 47:187 | 0.706 |
| Previous interferon treatment (+:-) | 51:74 | 66:168 | 0.021 |
Denotes: Data were expressed as mean ± S.D. * Patients with glucose intolerance included patients with diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose by the diagnostic criteria of the American Diabetic Association.