Table 1. Serum levels of iron and glucose homeostasis profile among chronic hepatitis C patients, with and without diabetes.

CHC - chronic hepatitis C; IQR - interquartile range

^$HOMA-IR - homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance [15]

*significant at p<0.05

Parameter	Normal range	Group A (CHC with diabetes)	Group B (CHC without diabetes)	Mann-Whitney U Test
		Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	U	p-value
Serum hepcidin	29 - 254 ng/ml	7.25 (6.11 - 8.37)	7.54 (6.59 - 8.65)	398.5	0.56
Serum iron	10.6 - 28.3 µmol/l	4.29 (1.79 - 7.16)	5.01 (1.79 - 9.49)	374	0.87
Serum ferritin	20 - 400 ng/ml	161 (37 - 431)	114 (60 - 201)	301	0.27
Blood glucose	70 - 100 mg/dl	110 (75 - 127)	96 (82 - 99)	251	0.049*
Serum insulin	0.7 - 9 µU/ml	5.00 (3 - 12)	7.00 (4 - 4.7)	423	0.31
HOMA-IR$	1.5 - 4	1.22 (0.84 - 2.85)	1.46 (0.77 - 3.25)	379	0.80