Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
Liver cirrhosis may occur in chronic hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers. Diabetes mellitus (DM)-associated chronic hepatitis may also occasionally lead to cirrhosis; however, its role in the course of chronic HBsAg carriers has not been studied. A cohort of 500 HBsAg carriers (398 men; mean age at entry, 42 +/- 15 years) were followed up longitudinally. After a mean follow-up of 5.8 +/- 3.3 years, 71 (14.2%: 70 men) patients developed cirrhosis. Increased risks of cirrhosis were found among men and the elderly (p < 0.001). Fifteen (21.1%) cirrhotic patients were noted to have had DM for 2-15 years before the development of cirrhosis. By contrast, only eight (1.9%; p < 0.001 ) of the patients without cirrhosis developed DM. When cirrhotic patients were compared to 102 age- and sex-matched non-cirrhotic controls, DM and elevation of serum alanine transaminase levels were found to be independent factors associated with the advent of cirrhosis in multivariate analysis. Other factors, including acute exacerbation, bridging hepatic necrosis, and superinfection by hepatitis C or D viruses, were insignificant. Our results suggest that DM may play a role in the progression to liver cirrhosis in chronic HBsAg carriers. High-risk subjects should be closely monitored for late complications.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
250-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Carrier State, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Chi-Square Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Diabetes Mellitus, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Hepatitis B, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Liver Cirrhosis, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:10777182-Taiwan
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor of liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't