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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2009; 15(22): 2778-2781
Published online Jun 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2778
Published online Jun 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2778
Table 1 Epidemiological features of the study population in patients with diabetes and control group n (%)
| Diabetes patients (n = 1269) | Control group (n = 1315) | P | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 817 (64.4) | 890 (67.6) | 0.06 |
| Age | |||
| Mean age (yr) | 55.6 | 46.9 | < 10-3 |
| Risk factors of HCV | |||
| Transfusion | 157 (12.5) | 185 (14.2) | 0.2 |
| History of surgery | 592 (46.8) | 551 (42.1) | 0.01 |
| Drug addiction | 2 (0.2) | 7 (0.5) | 0.17 |
| Scarification | 247 (19.8) | 301 (23.1) | 0.04 |
| Endoscopic investigation | 276 (21.9) | 308(23.6) | 0.30 |
| Alcoholism | 164 (13) | 178 (13.6) | 0.65 |
| History of hospitalization | 875 (69.3) | 785 (59.9) | < 10-3 |
| Anti-HCV antibodies (+) | 17 (1.3) | 8 (0.6) | 0.057 |
- Citation: Kaabia N, Ben Jazia E, Slim I, Fodha I, Hachfi W, Gaha R, Khalifa M, Hadj Kilani A, Trabelsi H, Abdelaziz A, Bahri F, Letaief A. Association of hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes in central Tunisia. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(22): 2778-2781
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i22/2778.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.2778