Real-World Epidemiology, Clinical and Economic Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B in Japan: A Retrospective Study Using JMDC Claims Database.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is one of the world's major healthcare problems, especially in the Western Pacific regions. This study describes the prevalence, incidence, treatment profiles and clinical and economic burden of chronic hepatitis B patients in Japan using the Japan Medical Data Center (JMDC) Claims Database.

Methods

This is a retrospective observational study. Prevalence cases were identified as patients with ≥ 1 inpatient or ≥ 2 outpatient CHB diagnoses and ≥ 2 records for hepatitis B tests or ≥ 1 prescription for CHB treatment between January 2010 and December 2019. Newly diagnosed CHB patients were defined as patients diagnosed from 2010 to 2018 with no history of the disease up to 2 years prior to the diagnosis. The index date is defined as the firs

SUBMITTER: Umemura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10229495 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature