Key takeaways:

Adults with HBV immunity have 15% lower risk for diabetes than those who do not have immunity.

The risk for diabetes decreases further for adults with higher levels of hepatitis B surface antibodies.

Adults with higher concentrations of hepatitis B surface antibodies may have decreased risk for developing diabetes , according to findings presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

“Our findings suggest that hepatitis B immunity may be associated with a lower risk of diabetes, with stronger protection observed at higher antibody levels and among younger adults,” Nhu Quynh Phan, MD, of the international PhD program in medicine at the College of Medicine of Taipei Medical University in Taiwan and of the department of infection con

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