Hepatitis C Testing and Liver Fibrosis Predictors in the Birth Cohort of a Primary Care Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for advanced fibrosis in patients born from 1945 through 1965 (birth cohort) who underwent testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Patients and methods

Data were extracted from the electronic health record of all patients receiving primary care at a single academic institution who underwent HCV testing between September 8, 2010, and March 5, 2018. The birth cohort patients were the primary focus of the study. Fibrosis 4 (FIB-4) and aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) scores were calculated to screen for fibrosis.

Results

During the study period, 7097 birth cohort patients had HCV antibody testing, 3462 (48.8%) of whom were men, 6435 (91.0%) were white, 1028 (14.5%) had diabetes mellitus, 2,03

SUBMITTER: Bersoux S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7411155 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature