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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xE5iPd. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Past studies of the relation between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and type 2 diabetes conflict. The authors aimed to elucidate the relation by using a large community-based sample with a wide range of liver conditions. Between October 1997 and February 1998,2,327 consecutive subjects (aged>=35 years) were enrolled at the public health facility in Taiwan. Blood sugar, hepatitis B surface antigen, and antibody for HCV (anti-HCV) were tested. Abdominal sonography was performed on viral-hepatitis-positive subjects. In univariate analysis, older age, lower educational levels, sedentary work, body mass index of>=25 kg/m2, and anti-HCV positivity were significantly associated with type 2 diabetes (p
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