Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2010; 16(24): 3025-3032
Published online Jun 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i24.3025
Table 1 Mean prevalence of HCV infection, HBV infection, alcohol abuse and DM2 in the free living population of the Pordenone area and controls in this study
General population (%)
Control group of the study (%)
Global60-75 yr age interval
HCV positive3.25.05.3
HBV positive1.21.71.2
Alcohol abuse4.55.04.7
DM24.812.412.6