Hepatitis C virus antibody seropositivity is associated with albuminuria but not peripheral artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). We aimed to investigate whether HCV antibody (Ab) seropositivity is associated with diabetic micro- and macro-vascular diseases. In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, we retrospectively co...

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Main Authors: Yu-Cheng Cheng, Teng-Yu Lee, Yu-Hsuan Li, Chin-Li Lu, Hsiu-Chen Liu, Meei Ling Sheu, I-Te Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55352-7