Atherosclerosis risk factors among individuals with no hepatitis C virus infection, past infection or chronic infection, Zwyat Razin, 2003
| Never HCV infected (n = 585) | Past HCV infection (n = 67) | Chronic HCV infection (n = 113) | Adjusted* difference of past vs never infected | Adjusted* difference of chronic vs never infected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; WHR, waist hip ratio. | |||||
| *Adjusted for age and sex in a linear regression model. | |||||
| †Significant (p<0.05) differences are shown in bold typeface. | |||||
| Values are mean (SD) or β coeff (95% CI). | |||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.5 (5.91) | 28.9 (5.49) | 27.4 (5.75) | 0.99 (−0.42 to 2.40) | 0.09 (−1.06 to 1.24) |
| WHR | 0.88 (0.08) | 0.90 (0.07) | 0.91 (0.09) | 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.03) | 0.02 (0.001 to 0.03)† |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 124.2 (20.4) | 128.0 (26.8) | 125.2 (22.9) | 0.75 (−4.06 to 0.76) | −3.71 (−7.62 to 0.20) |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 80.4 (11.4) | 82.1 (13.6) | 81.2 (12.1) | 0.36 (−2.36 to 3.08) | −1.34 (−3.56 to 0.87) |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dl) | 85.6 (25.4) | 91.3 (32.5) | 92.7 (42.4) | 3.45 (−3.76 to 10.7) | 4.71 (−1.17 to 10.59) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 181.2 (40.6) | 189.2 (38.4) | 160.4 (33.1) | 4.75 (−4.98 to 14.5) | −22.9 (−30.8 to −15.0)† |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 109.9 (36.8) | 114.5 (36.3) | 93.4 (30.9) | 2.07 (−6.90 to 11.0) | −19.0 (−26.3 to −11.7)† |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 47.2 (11.1) | 46.7 (10.5) | 46.7 (12.1) | −0.59 (−3.30 to 2.10) | 1.24 (−0.96 to 3.43) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 121.0 (66.2) | 140.3 (65.0) | 101.9 (45.1) | 16.0 (0.03 to 31.9)† | −26.2 (−39.0 to −13.3)† |