Hepatitis

New hepatitis data have been reported by scientists at Massey University

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 4th, 2008

In this recent report published in the journal Diabetes Care, researchers in Wellington, New Zealand conducted a study "To examine associations between A1C concentration and mortality in a New Zealand population. During a Hepatitis Foundation screening campaign for hepatitis B (1999-2001), participants were offered A1C testing."

"The participants were anonymously linked to the national mortality collection to 31 December 2004, Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs adjusted for age, ethnicity, smoking, and sex were estimated using Cox regression. There were 47,904 participants (71% Maori, 12% Pacific, 5% Asian, and 12% other). A1C measurements were categorized as...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2008-08-04)

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