Is diabetes mellitus a risk factor for HCV infection?
Ann Ig
; 14(6): 473-7, 2002.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12638350
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not the diabetes mellitus may be considered a risk factor for the HCV infection. The HCV seroprevalence was evaluated in 254 diabetic subjects, whose anamnestic data and risk factors are known, in comparison to 223 first-time blood donors, carefully age- and gender-matched. The statistical analysis showed that the studied groups belonged to the same population (Mann-Whitney U test) and that there were no significant differences between cases and controls as regards HCV prevalence (Yates corrected chi 2 test). The obtained data underline the importance of the control group selection, especially in the studies considering age-related pathologies. The authors disprove type 2 diabetes as a risk factor for the HCV infection and consider that this is a valid hypothesis only when the hepatitis C was unknown and not adequate prevention was used.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hepatitis C
/
Diabetes Complications
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Ig
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article