Assessment of evidence for positive association and seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C in diabetic patients in a developing country.

Background And Aim: The data related to the association between hepatitis virus infections and diabetes mellitus (DM) are conflicting. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and to determine the risk factors affecting the prevalence in Turkish patients with type 1 DM and type 2 DM.

Methods: The study consisted of 736 diabetic and 505 nondiabetic patients.