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Diabetes mellitus is an independent prognostic factor for major liver-related outcomes in patients with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis C
Elkrief L1, Chouinard P, Bendersky N, Hajage D, Larroque B, Babany G, Kutala B, Francoz C, Boyer N, Moreau R, Durand F, Marcellin P, Rautou PE, Valla D. Hepatology. 2014 May 20. doi: 10.1002/hep.27228. [Epub ahead of print]
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1Service d'Hépatologie - AP-HP, Université Paris Diderot and INSERM U773, Centre de Recherche Biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon CRB3, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
Abstract
In patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), cirrhosis is associated with age, gender, diabetes, alcohol abuse and coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV). The impact of these factors on the outcome of cirrhosis is unknown. This study in CHC patients with cirrhosis aimed to assess the influence of these factors on decompensation, liver transplantation and death. Consecutive patients with CHC and cirrhosis hospitalized between January 1st 2006 and December 31st 2008 were followed-up until death, transplantation or study closure in March 2013. Gender, age, MELD score, diabetes, alcohol abuse, HIV or HBV coinfection were collected at inclusion. The complications of cirrhosis, death and liver transplantation were recorded at inclusion and during follow-up. The association between baseline factors and liver-related outcomes at inclusion and during follow-up were tested using logistic regression and Cox model, respectively. 348 patients with CHC and cirrhosis (68% men, median age 59 years, median MELD 10) were included. At baseline, 29% of the patients had diabetes, 6% alcohol abuse and 6% HIV or HBV coinfection. Baseline MELD ≥10 (p < 0.001), diabetes (p = 0.03) and HBV coinfection (p = 0.001) were independently associated with transplantation-free survival. Baseline diabetes was independently associated with ascites (p = 0.05), bacterial infections (p = 0.001) and encephalopathy (p < 0.001) at inclusion. Baseline diabetes was independently associated with the development of ascites (p = 0.057), renal dysfunction (p = 0.004), bacterial infections (p = 0.007) and hepatocellular carcinoma (p = 0.016) during the follow-up. Conclusion: In patients with CHC and cirrhosis, diabetes is an independent prognostic factor. Improving diabetes control may improve the outcome of cirrhosis.