Real-World Epidemiology, Treatment Patterns, and Disease Burden of Chronic Hepatitis B and HDV Co-Infection in South Korea

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INTRODUCTION: Long-term complications of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) viral infection, such as cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and liver failure, cause a large disease burden. This study aimed to describe the epidemiology, clinical outcomes, and treatment patterns of CHB infection and co-infection with hepatitis D virus (HDV) in South Korea.

METHODS: The retrospective, observational study used existing data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database. Confirmed cases of (CHB) and HBV/HDV co-infection were identified between 2013 and 2019. Hepatitis C virus co-infections and acute HBV infections were excluded. Incident cases diagnosed between 2015 and 2018 with no prior disease history up to 2 years were included. Patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, economic burden, and healthcare-resource utilization were described.

RESULTS: The estimated 7-year prevalence of CHB and HBV/HDV co-infection were 0.9% and 0.0024%, respectively. The prevalence was higher among 45-54 years old (CHB: 1.6%, HBV/HDV: 0.0049%) and males (1.1%, 0.0035%). The 5-year cumulative incidences of compensated cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, HCC, and liver transplantation were 13.3%, 7.1%, 8.4%, and 0.7%, respectively. Hyperlipidemia (40.6%), hypertension (23.5%), and peptic ulcer (23.7%) were the more prevalent comorbidities. Among CHB patients, 48.1% received ≥ 1 prescribed anti-HBV drug including interferon or nucleos(t)ide analogues and 64.4% had ≥ 1 hospitalization compared to 80.4% and 79.4% HBV/HDV patients. Estimated total healthcare costs for CHB and HBV/HDV were US$786 million and $62 million, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide insights to the epidemiology, clinical burden, treatment patterns, and healthcare costs of CHB and HBV/HDV co-infection in South Korea.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - 12(2023), 10 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 2387-2403

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cho, Yuri [VerfasserIn]
Park, SeongBeom [VerfasserIn]
Park, SeonYoung [VerfasserIn]
Choi, WonJung [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Book [VerfasserIn]
Han, Helin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic hepatitis B
Clinical burden
Epidemiology
HBV/HDV co-infections
Healthcare resource utilization
Journal Article

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Date Revised 28.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40121-023-00860-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362647437