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Article: Epidemiology and Natural History of Primary Biliary Cholangitis in the Chinese: A Territory-Based Study in Hong Kong between 2000 and 2015
Title | Epidemiology and Natural History of Primary Biliary Cholangitis in the Chinese: A Territory-Based Study in Hong Kong between 2000 and 2015 |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Publisher | Nature Publishing Group: Open Access Journals - Option A. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ctg/index.html |
Citation | Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 2017, v. 8 n. 8, article no. e116, p. 1-7 How to Cite? |
Abstract | OBJECTIVES: Studies on the epidemiology of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in the Chinese population are lacking. We aimed to determine the epidemiology of PBC in Hong Kong (HK) with a population of 7.3 million. METHODS: We retrieved data from the electronic database of the HK Hospital Authority, the only public healthcare provider in Hong Kong. PBC cases between 2000 and 2015 were identified by International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 code. We estimated the age-/sex-adjusted incidence rate and prevalence of PBC, and analyzed the adverse outcomes (hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation, and death). RESULTS: One thousand and sixteen PBC patients aged >/=20 years were identified (female-to-male ratio 4:1; median age 60.6 years, interquartile range (IQR) 51.8-72.6 years; median follow-up 5.6 years, IQR 1.6-8.7 years). The average age/sex-adjusted annual incidence rate and prevalence were 8.4 per million person-years and 56.4 per million, respectively. Between 2000 and 2015, the age/sex-adjusted annual incidence rate increased from 6.7 to 8.1 per million person-years (Poisson P=0.002), while age/sex-adjusted prevalence increased from 31.1 to 82.3 per million (Poisson P<0.001). Fifty patients developed HCC, and 49 underwent liver transplantation. Case fatality risk decreased from 10.8 to 6.4% (Poisson P=0.003). The 5- and 10-year overall survival rates were 81.5 and 78.3%, whereas the transplant-free survival rates were 78.0% and 74.3%, respectively. Increasing age, cirrhosis and being treatment-naive were associated with lower transplant-free survival. CONCLUSIONS: There is a considerable increase in the incidence and prevalence of PBC in the Chinese population over the past 16 years, with significant morbidity and mortality. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/248425 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 4.396 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.673 |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheung, KSM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Seto, WKW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fung, JYY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lai, CL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yuen, RMF | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-18T08:42:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-18T08:42:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 2017, v. 8 n. 8, article no. e116, p. 1-7 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2155-384X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/248425 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: Studies on the epidemiology of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in the Chinese population are lacking. We aimed to determine the epidemiology of PBC in Hong Kong (HK) with a population of 7.3 million. METHODS: We retrieved data from the electronic database of the HK Hospital Authority, the only public healthcare provider in Hong Kong. PBC cases between 2000 and 2015 were identified by International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 code. We estimated the age-/sex-adjusted incidence rate and prevalence of PBC, and analyzed the adverse outcomes (hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver transplantation, and death). RESULTS: One thousand and sixteen PBC patients aged >/=20 years were identified (female-to-male ratio 4:1; median age 60.6 years, interquartile range (IQR) 51.8-72.6 years; median follow-up 5.6 years, IQR 1.6-8.7 years). The average age/sex-adjusted annual incidence rate and prevalence were 8.4 per million person-years and 56.4 per million, respectively. Between 2000 and 2015, the age/sex-adjusted annual incidence rate increased from 6.7 to 8.1 per million person-years (Poisson P=0.002), while age/sex-adjusted prevalence increased from 31.1 to 82.3 per million (Poisson P<0.001). Fifty patients developed HCC, and 49 underwent liver transplantation. Case fatality risk decreased from 10.8 to 6.4% (Poisson P=0.003). The 5- and 10-year overall survival rates were 81.5 and 78.3%, whereas the transplant-free survival rates were 78.0% and 74.3%, respectively. Increasing age, cirrhosis and being treatment-naive were associated with lower transplant-free survival. CONCLUSIONS: There is a considerable increase in the incidence and prevalence of PBC in the Chinese population over the past 16 years, with significant morbidity and mortality. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group: Open Access Journals - Option A. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ctg/index.html | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.title | Epidemiology and Natural History of Primary Biliary Cholangitis in the Chinese: A Territory-Based Study in Hong Kong between 2000 and 2015 | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheung, KSM: cks634@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Seto, WKW: wkseto@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Fung, JYY: jfung@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lai, CL: hrmelcl@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yuen, RMF: mfyuen@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Cheung, KSM=rp02532 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Seto, WKW=rp01659 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Fung, JYY=rp00518 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lai, CL=rp00314 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yuen, RMF=rp00479 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/ctg.2017.43 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 28858291 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC5587844 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85035212297 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 280079 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 302526 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. e116, p. 1 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. e116, p. 7 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000414991000002 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 2155-384X | - |