Frequency of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 3(a)

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of type-2 diabetes mellitus in patients having hepatitis C
virus genotype 3(a) infection, which is the most common type of genotype in our population.
Material and Methods: A total number of 200 were enrolled from outpatient department of
services hospital Lahore which is a tertiary care hospital. This was a descriptive, cross sectional
survey. Both male and female patients fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included
in the study. The patients having chronic hepatitis C infection with genotype 3(a) were screened
for diabetes mellitus according to the operational definition.
Results: A total number of 200 patients including 114 males and 86 females were enrolled for
study. There ages ranged from 25 to 60 years. Type 2 diabetes mellitus was found in 54.42 %(
n=80) male patients and 45.58 %( n=67) female patients. Out of 200 patients having HCV
genotype 3(a) infection, 147(73.5%) had diabetes mellitus.
Conclusion: We concluded that frequency of type-2 diabetes mellitus is high among patients
with hepatitis C virus genotype 3(a). So it is recommended that every patient who present with
hepatitis C virus genotype 3(a) infection should be screened for type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Furthermore, it is also recommended that every setup should have closed surveillance of their
patients in order to know the frequency of the problem