4) The prevalence of hypertension in HCV positive cases:
The average prevalence of HTN in HCV patients is (29.8%) in men and
(73.2%) in women (P < 0.001). The prevalence of HTN in cases
over 40 years old is (98.2%, p< 0.001). The prevalence of HTN
among individuals with obesity is (65.4%). The estimated prevalence of
DM in the participants with HTN is (40.1%, p<0.001) as shown
in Table (4).