Variables

HCV

Diabetic

(N = 219)

N (%)

HCV

Non-Diabetic

(N = 170)

N (%)

P value

Age (years)

<40

≥40

12 (5.5)

207 (94.5)

9 (5.3)

161 (94.7)

0.936

Gender

Male

Female

64 (29.2)

155 (70.8)

40 (23.5)

130 (76.5)

0.208

Mean duration of hepatic disease

Mean ± SD (years)

15.55 ± 8.81

12.76 ± 6.34

0.01^*

CLD status

HCV

HCV + cirrhosis

72 (32.9)

147 (67.1)

84 (49.4)

86 (50.6)

0.001^*

Marital status

Married

Not married

158 (72.1)

61 (27.9)

121 (71.2)

49 (28.8)

0.833

Education

Less than secondary

Secondary & more

204 (93.2)

15 (6.8)

141 (82.9)

29 (17.1)

<0.001^*

Occupation

Working^‡

Not working

112 (51.1)

107 (48.9)

79 (46.5)

91 (53.5)

0.634

Residence

Urban

Rural

136 (62.1)

83 (37.9)

76 (44.7)

94 (55.3)

0.001^*

History of smoking

Yes

No

190 (86.8)

29 (13.2)

139 (81.8)

31 (18.2)

0.176

History of hypertension^§

Yes

No

134 (61.2)

85 (38.8)

76 (44.7)

94 (55.3)

0.001^*

Family history of diabetes^||

Yes

No

122 (55.7)

97 (44.3)

69 (40.6)

101 (59.4)

0.03^*

History of bilharzias infection

Yes

No

103 (47.0)

116 (53.0)

80 (47.1)

90 (52.9)

0.996

History of tooth extraction

Yes

No

207 (94.5)

12 (5.5)

160 (94.1)

10 (5.9)

0.865

History of blood transfusion

Yes

No

69 (31.5)

150 (68.5)

52 (30.6)

118 (69.4)

0.846

History of hospital admission

Yes

No

58 (26.5)

161 (73.5)

52 (30.6)

118 (69.4)

0.373