Epidemiologic Trends of Thalassemia, 2006-2018 : A Nationwide Population-Based Study

Thalassemia is the most common form of hereditary anemia. Here, we aimed to investigate the 13-year trend of the epidemiologic profiles and risk of comorbidities in thalassemia using a nationwide population-based registry in Korea. Diagnosis of thalassemia, the comorbidities and transfusion events in patients with thalassemia were identified in the Korean National Health Insurance database, which includes the entire population. The prevalence of thalassemia increased from 0.74/100,000 in 2006 to 2.76/100,000 in 2018. Notably, the incidence rate has nearly doubled in the last 2 years from 0.22/100,000 in 2016 to 0.41/100,000 in 2018. The annual transfusion rate gradually decreased from 34.7% in 2006 to 20.6% in 2018. Transfusion events in patients with thalassemia were significantly associated with the risk of comorbidities (diabetes: odds ratio [OR] = 3.68, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.59-5.22; hypertension: OR = 3.06, 95% CI = 2.35-4.00; dyslipidemia: OR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.22-2.43; atrial fibrillation: OR = 3.52, 95% CI = 1.69-7.32; myocardial infarction: OR = 3.02, 95% CI = 1.09-8.38; stroke: OR = 3.32, 95% CI = 2.05-5.36; congestive heart failure: OR = 2.83, 95% CI = 1.62-4.97; end-stage renal disease: OR = 3.25, 95% CI = 1.96-5.37). Early detection of comorbidities and timely intervention are required for the management of thalassemia.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 11(2022), 9 vom: 20. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Jee-Soo [VerfasserIn]
Rhee, Tae-Min [VerfasserIn]
Jeon, Kibum [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Yonggeun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Seung-Woo [VerfasserIn]
Han, Kyung-Do [VerfasserIn]
Seong, Moon-Woo [VerfasserIn]
Park, Sung-Sup [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Young Kyung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Comorbidity
Incidence
Journal Article
Nationwide population-based study
Prevalence
Thalassemia

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Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm11092289

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340893575