Increasing comorbidities in a South Korea insured population-based cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis B

Autor: Hyun Jung Ahn, Sungeun Jung, Bo Ok Kim, Mindie H. Nguyen, Hyunwoo Oh, Dae Won Jun, I-Heng Lee
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 52:371-381
ISSN: 0269-2813
Popis: BACKGROUND It is controversial whether chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients have more non-liver comorbidities than non-CHB subjects. AIM To characterise the demographics, comorbidity and health utilisation of CHB patients in South Korea and compare them to matched controls. METHODS Using the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) 2007-2016 database, adult patients with claims for CHB analysed. CHB cases and non-CHB controls matched in a 1:4 ratio using propensity score matching method. RESULTS The age of CHB patients significantly increased from a mean 46.9 years in 2007 to 52.3 years in 2016. The proportions of persons having both liver-related and non-liver related comorbidities were higher in CHB patients compared to matched controls (dyslipidaemia [37.23% vs 23.77%, P
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