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Comparison of the prevalence of insulin resistance between the HCV Antibody positive and non-infected examinee  

Jang, Jae-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Hong-Joo (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Jung-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Dong-Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Cho, Yong-Kyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Sohn, Chong-Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Jeon, Woo-Kyu (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Byung-Ik (Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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The Korean Journal of Medicine / v.79, no.4, 2010 , pp. 381-386 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background/Aims: Considerable evidence indicates that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have a greater risk of developing insulin resistance (IR) compared with non-infected individuals or patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Few reports have examined the prevalence of IR and hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic HCV infection in Korea. Methods: Ninety subjects positive for HCV antibody who had normal fasting blood glucose levels and no history of diabetes mellitus were compared with 271 HCV non-infected, age- and sex-matched, healthy examinees between January 2005 and December 2006. Results: No significant differences in the body mass index (BMI) and fasting blood glucose level were found between the anti-HCV-antibody-positive and non-infected groups. The serum fasting insulin level was significantly higher in the HCV-antibody-positive group than in the non-infected group ($9.11{\pm}2.94$ vs. $8.43{\pm}2.70\;{\mu}U$/mL (mean${\pm}$SD), p=0.04). Although the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was not significantly different between the two groups ($2.035{\pm}0.69$ vs. $1.899{\pm}0.64$, p=0.088), the prevalence of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR ${\geq}$2.7) was significantly higher in the anti-HCV positive group (18.9% vs. 10.3%, p=0.042). Hepatic steatosis identified by transabdominal ultrasonography was significantly more frequent in the non-infected group (20.3% vs. 11.1%, p=0.028). Conclusions: The anti-HCV positive subjects had significant hyperinsulinemia and a higher prevalence of insulin resistance than the non-infected group, whereas hepatic steatosis was more frequent in the non-infected group.
Keywords
Insulin resistance; Hepatic steatosis; Chronic hepatitis C; Fasting glucose level; Body mass index;
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