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).