Impact of dyslipidemia on frequency of hepatitis C infection in type II diabetics

Aim: to determine the association between dyslipidemia and hepatitis c in cases of type-ii dm. methods: in this prospective study,total 200 type-ii diabetics were included. patients were taken from private clinic of consultant physician from january 2015 to june 2015 either male or female. results: mean age of the patients was 50.79±12.21 years and frequency of hepatitis c was 70(35%). male patients were 82(41%) and female patients were 118(59%). hepatitis c infection was insignificantly (p=0.7635)associated with gender,dm status (controlled or poorly controlled) and duration of dm,but dyslipidemia was significantly associated with the hepatitis c infection. conclusion: results of this study revealed that a hepatitis c infection was most frequently prevalent in type-ii diabetics. male and female can equally be victim of hepatitis c infection. results of this study also revealed that there is no associate of hepatitis c infection with good controlled dm or poorly controlled dm. dyslipidemia was significantly associated frequency of hepatitis c infection.