Increasing Age and Nonliver Comorbidities in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population-Based Analysis
| Autor: | Mindie H. Nguyen, Chun Ying Wu, Yao-Chun Hsu, Cheng Hao Tseng, Hsiu J. Ho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Taiwan MEDLINE Comorbidity 03 medical and health sciences Hepatitis B Chronic 0302 clinical medicine Chronic hepatitis Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans education Stroke Aged education.field_of_study business.industry Age Factors Gastroenterology General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Case-Control Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology business Kidney disease |
| Zdroj: | Digestive Diseases. 39:266-274 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9875 0257-2753 |
| Popis: | Background: Data from the USA suggest that chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients have aged in the past decade. However, the burden of nonliver comorbidities has not been well characterized in Taiwan, where CHB is very prevalent. Aim: Our study examined this issue as it presented between 2001 and 2011 in Taiwan. Methods: This study identified adult patients (≥18 years) who were diagnosed with CHB in 2001, 2006, and 2011, from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Changes in demographic characteristics, prevalence of nonliver comorbidities, and medication usage over the decade were examined. Non-CHB controls were adults without CHB diagnosis from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 (LHID2000). Results: A total of 102,158, 252,809, and 338,200 eligible patients were identified in 2001, 2006, and 2011, respectively. The mean age significantly advanced from 45.4 to 52.3 years over the decade (p < 0.001). The prevalence of comorbidities, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and bone fracture, significantly increased between 2001 and 2011 (all p < 0.001), as so were medication usage (all p < 0.001). Moreover, within each study period, compared to non-CHB controls, CHB patients were also older and more likely to have metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities (all p < 0.001). In addition, the annual nonliver mortality in the CHB population significantly increased from 2001 to 2011. Conclusions: Over a decade, the CHB population in Taiwan has aged with a higher nonliver comorbidity burden and increasing nonliver mortality. These findings may provide information to care providers in the monitoring and management of CHB patients. |
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