Impaired Oral Glucose Tolerance Test and Diabetes mellitus Predict Short Term Prognosis of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and manifest diabetes mellitus are useful in prediction of short term prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis. Methods: Seventy-nine patients with liver cirrhosis of different etiologies were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), which was diagnosed by a 75-g OGTT, were defined according to current World Health Organization criteria. The relationship of clinical variables to the cirrhosis-related prognosis was investigated using regression analysis. Results…