FREQUENCY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION

Abstract

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection.
Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Bacha Khan Medical Complex in Swabi over a period of 6 months. A total of 300 patients with HCV PCR positive were selected via a non-probability convenient sampling technique. Patients were evaluated for type 2 DM using fasting blood sugar and HbA1c test. The patient's age ranged from 30 to 75 years of age. SPSS-20 was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS: We found a 28% prevalence of type 2 DM in HCV patients. The mean age of the patients was 44.78±10.7. Among the total number of patients,37.7% were females and 62.7% were males. Patients were divided into two age groups: (1) 30 to 40 and (2) patients greater than 40 years of age. We found a higher number of HCV patients in age group 2, which was 178 (59.3%). There was no statistical significance of Type 2 DM with gender, while age was found to be significant.
CONCLUSION: We concluded that HCV patients are at a higher risk of having Type 2 DM, and increasing age is a major contributor to Type 2 DM in HCV patients.