All-cause and cause-specific mortality risk among men and women with hepatitis C virus infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects men and women differently, yet few studies have investigated sex differences in long-term mortality risk among the HCV-infected population. We conducted a population-based study to elucidate all-cause and cause-specific mortality among men and women with HCV infection.

Methods

The study population consisted of adult participants from the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, including 945 HCV-infected and 44,637 non-HCV-infected individuals. HCV infection was defined as either HCV seropositivity or detectable HCV RNA. Participants were followed until the date of death or December 31, 2019, to determine survival status.

Results

The HCV-infected population, both male and female, tended to be olde

SUBMITTER: Wang HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11383219 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature