Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus on the survival of the patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis. Methods In this study 137 patients with HBV-related liver cirrhosis treated in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical College from March 2010 to May 2011 were divided into diabetic group and nondiabetic group according to the diabetes mellitus. The survival rate and complication rate of the two groups were compared, and the clinical data were analyzed by multivariate COX proportional hazards model analysis. Results The 1-year survival rate (97.85%) in the non-diabetic group was much higher than that in the diabetic group (88.64%), the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The 3-year survival rate in the non-diabetic group was significantly higher than that in the diabetic group (80.65% vs. 61.36%, P < 0.05). The 5-year survival rate in the non-diabetic group was significantly higher than that in diabetic group (40.86% vs. 20.45%, P < 0.05). The 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates in the diabetic group were lower than those in the non-diabetic group. The total incidence of complications in the diabetic group was 45.45%, the total incidence of complications in the non-diabetic group was 25.81%, the difference was statistically significant by χ2 test (P < 0.05). The R^R values of alcohol drinking,diabetes course, Child-Pugh grade C, HBV DNA ≥ 3 lg copy/ml were significantly different between the two groups (P < 0.05). Conclusions Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for the survival of the patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis. The long-term survival rate of the patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis complicated with diabetes is low and the risk of adverse complications is high.