Depression was not associated with peripheral insulin resistance among a
cohort of patients with diabetes and hepatitis C virus infection,
according to a study data published in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis.
Researchers enrolled 74 patients with diabetes (non-type 2) and HCV
(mean age, 48 years) in the cross-sectional study and evaluated data
after extensive comprehensive, clinical, histologic and metabolic
testing to determine whether insulin resistance was associated with
depression. Insulin was appraised through an insulin resistance
test that measured steady-state plasma glucose and logistic regression
analyses was used to evaluate predictors associated with depression,
according to the research.
“Depression was not associated with [insulin resistance] in our HCV-infected
cohort,” the researchers concluded. “With the introduction of highly
effective direct-acting anti-HCV treatments, the burden of HCV is
anticipated to decrease significantly. However, considering the
multifactorial nature of depression, interventions directed at other
modifiable risk factors in at-risk individuals in this population are
warranted.”
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