Prediction of 6-year mortality in advanced splenomegaly-subtype schistosomiasis: a retrospective cohort study from Hubei, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and validate a mortality-risk prediction model for patients with advanced splenomegaly-subtype schistosomiasis, enabling accurate prognosis assessment and informed resource allocation.

Design

Retrospective, population-based cohort study using clinical data from a single-centre registry.

Setting

Endemic regions of Hubei Province, China.

Participants

The study includes 628 patients with advanced splenomegaly-subtype schistosomiasis from the Hubei Provincial Advanced Schistosomiasis Registry between September 2014 and January 2015. The splenomegaly subtype is defined as splenomegaly extending below the umbilical line or with a transverse diameter exceeding the mid-abdominal line. We divided the study population into two cohorts. The derivation

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12927380 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature