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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2019

Gender Impacts on the Disease Severity of Overt Acute Hepatitis A: Different from Overt Acute Hepatitis B.

Ming-Ling Chang, Yun-Fan Liaw

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. The Role of Sex in Acute and Chronic Liver Damage.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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Ming-Ling ChangChang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. mlchang8210@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4902-4401
Yun-Fan LiawChang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung University · TW

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Abstract

backgroundAcute hepatitis A (AH-A) and acute hepatitis B (AH-B) were found more severe in males and females, respectively, while impacts from underlying liver disease on severity were not excluded in the AH-A study.

aimThe precise gender-specific impact on the severity of AH-A was investigated and compared with that of AH-B.

methodsA case-control study of overt AH-A (n = 118) and AH-B (n = 118) patients without any underlying liver disease was conducted. Overt hepatitis was defined as serum bilirubin ≥ 2 mg/dL and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 10 × upper limit of normal.

resultsOf the AH-A patients, age (95% confidence interval of odds ratio 1.051-1.147) and ALT (1.001-1.002) were associated with hepatic decompensation. Indifferent rates of hepatic decompensation, hepatic failure, and mortality were found between male and female patients. Compared with the AH-B patients, AH-A patients showed lower bilirubin levels (p < 0.001), hepatic decompensation (p = 0.004), and mortality rates (p = 0.013). Among patients < 40 years, the AH-A patients had higher hepatic decompensation rates than AH-B in the male subgroup (15% vs. 2.8%, p = 0.045), while the situation is reverse in the female subgroup (7.7% vs. 48.1%, p = 0.001).

conclusionsOvert AH-A was less severe than overt AH-B and, unlike AH-B, had no difference in severity between males and females. Among subgroups < 40 years, AH-A was more severe than AH-B in males, but the situation was reverse in females in terms of hepatic decompensation rates.

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Acute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAlanine TransaminaseBilirubinCase-Control StudiesFemaleHepatitis AHepatitis BHumansLiver FailureMaleMiddle AgedAlanine TransaminaseBilirubinAcute hepatitis AGender dimorphismHepatic decompensationHepatic failure

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