Current trends of liver cirrhosis in Mexico: Similitudes and differences with other world regions.
World J Clin Cases
; 6(15): 922-930, 2018 Dec 06.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate the main current etiologies of cirrhosis in Mexico.METHODS:
We performed a cross-sectional retrospective multicenter study that included eight hospitals in different areas of Mexico. These hospitals provide health care to people of diverse social classes. The inclusion criteria were a histological, clinical, biochemical, endoscopic, or imaging diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. Data were obtained during a 5-year period (January 2012-December 2017).RESULTS:
A total of 1210 patients were included. The mean age was 62.5 years (SD = 12.1), and the percentages of men and women were similar (52.0% vs 48.0%). The most frequent causes of liver cirrhosis were hepatitis C virus (HCV) (36.2%), alcoholic liver disease (ALD) (31.2%), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (23.2%), and the least frequent were hepatitis B virus (1.1%), autoimmune disorders (7.3%), and other conditions (1.0%).CONCLUSION:
HCV and ALD are the most frequent causes of cirrhosis in Mexico. However, we note that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as an etiology of cirrhosis increased by 100% compared with the rate noted previously. We conclude that NAFLD will soon become one of the most frequent etiologies of liver cirrhosis in Mexico.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article