Relation of Intima Media Thickening of Carotid Arteries with Parameters of Lipid Profile in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Objective: To find out the relation between carotid intima media thickening (CIMT) and lipid profile in HCV seropositive patients. Study Design & Setting: Descriptive, cross sectional study. Methodology: was conducted Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Dow University Health Sciences. Duration study wsd 13 months. After ethical approval, a total ninety participants including thirty (n=30) control (Group A) sixty (n=60) sero-positive patients B) were inducted from hepatitis clinic Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi, Those with history smoking, hypertension, alcohol, pregnancy, ascities, coinfection other viruses not willing to participate excluded. consent, demographic anthropometric data recorded. Blood samples taken for fasting blood glucose estimation. CIMT estimated by doppler ultrasound. Data entered analyzed SPSS version 20.0. presented as frequency (n; %) mean ±SD. Student “t” test Pearson’s correlation applied where appropriate. A p-value <0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: Demographic characteristics showed non-significant difference compared control. FBG found be significantly raised infected while parameters insignificant difference. revealed (p > 0.000). Conclusion: had