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69-75, 2013
Original article
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus type II in patients with hepatitis C and
association with other risk factors
Ali Muhammad, Muhammad Usman Farooq, Muhammad Naeem Iqbal*, Shahzad Ali,
Aftab Ahmad and Muhammad Irfan
Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54000 (MNI),
Department of Zoology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000 (MNI, AM, MUF, SA, MI),
National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS), University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, (AA), Pakistan
(Article history: Received: July 21, 2013; Revised: December 06, 2013)
Abstract
A higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has been documented in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of coinfection of HCV infection with diabetes mellitus
with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and hypertension. The study was conducted at Chemical Pathology Laboratory
at Malik Haider Hospital (MHH) and Aziz BhattiShaheed Hospital (District Head Quarter) Gujrat. For this purpose a
serum of 250 patients with chronic viral hepatitis was screened. Liver function test (LFT) profile viz., alkaline
phosphatase (AP). Alanine amino tranferase (ALT) and bilirubin levels were also determined. Further information like
age, sex, marital status, smoker, non-smoker, hypertension, hepatitis B (HBV) co-infection and diabetes were
recorded on prescribed performa. HCV was found to be more prevalent in women (60.4%) than in men (39.6%) and
the highest incidence of HCV was recorded in age group 24-34 years (28%). Prevalence of diabetes was calculated
to be 34.80%, prevalence in women was calculated to be 31.20% and in males 40.40%.Co-relation of HCV and DM
was found to be 0.77. The percentage of co-infection with HBV was calculated to be 12.80%and with hypertension
was found to be 36.40%.All these factors contribute to the development of diabetes but only one of them may be
responsible for its major cause.
Key words: Diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, Liver function test, hypertension, risk factors, prevalence.
To cite this article: MUHAMMAD, A., FAROOQ, M.U., IQBAL, M.N., ALI, ALI, S., AHMAD, A. AND IRFAN, M.,
2013. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus type II in patients with hepatitis C and associated with other risk factors.
Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 28(2): 69-75.
INTRODUCTION
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13-23
24-34
35-45
46-56
57-67
68-78
79-89
HCV
Patients
22
70
(28%)
60
69
18
250
HCV
Patients
with
Diabetes
Coinfection
%age
Total
1
(01.14%)
22
(25.28%)
18
(20.68%)
25
(28.73%)
11
(12.64%)
8
(9.19%)
2
(2.29%)
87
34.80%
HCV
Patients
with HBV
10
(31.25%)
10
(31.25%)
3
(9.37%)
8
(25%)
0
(0%)
1
(3.12%)
0
(0%)
32
12.80%
HCV
Patients
with
Hypertensi
on
Patients
Table I: Co-infection of HCV with Diabetes, HBV and Hypertension in various age groups
2
(2.19%)
23
(2.52%)
27
(29.67%)
26
(28.57)
9
(9.89%)
3
(3.29%)
1
(1.09%)
91
36.40%
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CONCLUSIONAND SUGGESTIONS
Among various types of diabetes, diabetes
mellitus type II is more common in the
representative population of Pakistan. Diabetes
mellitus type II is more prevalent in females as
compared to males of all races. Disease occurs
more frequently in 20-60 years of age group.
Early diagnosis of the disease and proper
provision of medication is need of the hour.
Epidemiological studies should be planed
occasionally to check the occurrence rate of
such chronic and disabling diseases. Such
studies in developing countries like Pakistan
have two purposes. One is to determine the
prevalence and then to promote the extent of the
problem. The other is to search for extrinsic
causative factors by comparing the results with
similarly acquired information from the
developed world.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors are highly thankful to my dearest
supervisor for technical support during this
research work.
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