Open AccessCHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS C INFECTION;
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sohail Anjum,
Shahid Maqbool,
Muhammad Usman Saeed,
Tanveer Hussain,
Naila Kalsoom
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.03.827
Subject(s) - medicine , outpatient clinic , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis c , viral hepatitis , hepatitis , impaired glucose tolerance , immunology , obesity , virus , insulin resistance
Objective: The objective of the study was to measure the frequency of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in patients havingchronic hepatitis C at medical outpatient department (OPD) of Allied hospital Faisalabad. Sample technique: Non probability consecutivesampling. Duration of study: Duration of study was 6 months with first patient enrolled on 3.02.2010 and last patient enrolled on 07-08-2010. Setting: Medical (OPD) Outpatient Department of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad. Subjects: 375 patients with chronic hepatitis C,coming in Medical OPD of Allied hospital Faisalabad were enrolled. Methods: 375 patients diagnosed as having chronic hepatitis Ccoming in Medical OPD of Allied hospital Faisalabad, were included in the study. Fasting and two hours after glucose load blood samplewere collected in sterilized syringes and was tested for fasting blood glucose (FBS) and random blood glucose level (RBS). Results: Inthis study 375 patients having HCV positive on Elisa were enrolled. Out of 375 patients with chronic hepatitis C, 143 (38.1%) were foundto have IGT while 232 (61.9%) were having no IGT. There was significant association between chronic hepatitis C and development of IGT.Conclusions: It is concluded that there is close association in the development of IGT in patients with chronic hepatitis C.