Article
A population-based cohort study for the risk factors of HCC among hepatitis B virus mono-infected subjects in Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2011
Kusakabe Atsunori, Tanaka Yasuhito, Inoue Manami, Kurbanov Fuat, Tatematsu Kanako, Nojiri Shunsuke, Joh Takashi, Tsugane Shoichiro, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There have only been a few prospective studies investigating risk factors associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among chronic hepatitis B patients all over the world, and no study has been conducted in Japanese population. METHODS: A population-based cohort consisting of 19393 subjects (middle aged or older) with over 13 years' follow-up was investigated in Japan. RESULTS:...
Topics
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Female
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Japan
- Liver Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors