Increasing co-morbidities in chronic hepatitis B patients: experience in primary care and referral practices during 2000-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Data on liver and non-liver co-morbidities in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients are limited. This study analyzes the prevalence of co-morbidities in a multicenter CHB cohort evaluated over 15 years.

Methods

This study included 2734 consecutive adult American CHB patients from a university medical center and several community primary care clinics. Data were analyzed by time periods (patients in each time period were unique without overlapping): 2000-2005 (n = 885), 2006-2010 (n = 888), and 2011-2015 (n = 961). Patients were identified via electronic query using diagnosis code with data confirmed and extracted via individual chart review. Most patients were male (57.9%) and Asian (89.6%).

Results

Mean age increased significantly from 43.3 ± 13.4 years during

SUBMITTER: Liu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862154 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature