Incidence and Influencing Factors of New Hepatitis B Infections and Spontaneous Clearance : A Large-Scale, Community-Based Study in China

Copyright © 2021 Hu, Shen, Hu, Zheng, Xu and Li..

Background: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is widely used in hepatitis B screening, and HBsAg seroclearance indicates hepatitis B eradication. Few studies have explored the incidence of and determinants for spontaneous seroclearance using a long-term follow-up cohort study. Our research aimed to examine the incidence of and influencing factors for hepatitis B virus infection and spontaneous clearance of HBsAg from a large-scale cohort in China. Methods: A total of 151,926 resident individuals in Tongxiang underwent HBsAg screening at least thrice in a 7-year period. Serum samples collected at baseline and follow-up examinations were tested for HBsAg. Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyze determinants of HBsAg seroclearance and persistent HBsAg presence. Results: Among the 151,926 participants, new hepatitis B infections occurred in 4,497 participants, yielding an incidence rate of 571.38 per 100,000 person-years. The incidence rate for males was higher than that for females. In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, female gender, alcohol drinking history, hepatitis family history and middle-age group were predictors for persistent positive HBsAg status. Conclusions: The incidence rate of new hepatitis B infections was 571.38 per 100,000 person-years. Male and aged people in this community cohort have a higher infection rate. Alcohol drinking and hepatitis family history were risk factor leading to chronic infection. Female and middle-aged people were prone to persistent positive HBsAg status.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in medicine - 8(2021) vom: 18., Seite 717667

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Haiyang [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yangfan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Kaijin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lanjuan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hepatitis B surface antigen
Hepatitis B virus
Incidence rate
Influencing factor
Journal Article
Natural history

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Date Revised 07.12.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmed.2021.717667

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334061377