Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in treated chronic hepatitis C patients-Relationship to smoking and alcohol.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The purpose of this study was to identify lifestyle risk factors, such as cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, in relation to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among chronic hepatitis C patients who have achieved a sustained virologic response (SVR).

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted between 2014 and 2017 using self-administered questionnaires and medical information at two tertiary hospitals in Osaka, Japan. Study subjects were chronic hepatitis C patients who had achieved SVR without HCC following antiviral treatment that was completed more than 1 year earlier. A logistic regression model was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the development of post-SVR HCC for each fa

SUBMITTER: Matsuura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7578324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature