Table 6 Laboratory findings of HCV cases and controls.
From: Association of HCV with diabetes mellitus: an Egyptian case-control study
Parameter | Cases | Controls | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Non diabetic No (%)* | Diabetic No (%) | Non diabetic No (%)* | Diabetic No (%) | Â |
Abnormal Liver function | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
• High ALT | 174 (76.0) | 34 (89.5) | 24 (8.9) | 1 (8.3) | 0.001 |
• High AST | 170 (75.2) | 24 (64.9) | 15 (5.5) | 1 (8.3) | 0.001 |
• High ALKP | 21(19.1) | 5(25.0) | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
•High BIL | 31 (17.5) | 8 (26.7) | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
High Blood GLUC | 0 | 40 (100) | 0 | 12 (100) | 0.0001 |