Abstract / Description of output
Despite promising steps towards the elimination of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the UK, several indicators provide a cause for concern for future disease burden. We aimed to improve understanding of geographical variation in HCV-related severe liver disease and historic risk factor prevalence among clinic attendees in England and Scotland. We used metadata from 3,829 HCV-positive patients consecutively enrolled into HCV Research UK from 48 hospital centres in England and Scotland during 2012-2014. Employing mixedeffects statistical modelling, several independent risk factors were identified: age 46-59y (ORadj=3.06) and ≥60y (ORadj=5.64) relative to
Original language | English |
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Article number | e59 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-33 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Epidemiology & Infection |
Volume | 151 |
Early online date | 14 Mar 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Mar 2023 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- viral hepatitis
- cirrhosis
- risk maps
- public health