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ArticlePloS one2018

Risk factors for developing liver cancer in people with and without liver disease.

Jae Kyung Suh, Jayoun Lee, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Sangjin Shin, Ha Jin Tchoe, Jin-Won Kwon

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jae Kyung SuhDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.
Jayoun LeeDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.
Jeong-Hoon LeeDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.
Sangjin ShinDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.
Ha Jin TchoeDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.
Jin-Won KwonDivision of Healthcare Technology Assessment Research, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3467-7805
National Evidenc- based healthcare Collaborating Agency · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KRKyungpook National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe National Liver Cancer Surveillance Program (NLCSP) targets patients with liver diseases that lead to liver cancer in South Korea. This study aimed to investigate the risk of liver disease leading to liver cancer using nationally representative data to establish an efficient NLCSP.

methodsThis study used data from the National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) from 2002 to 2013. A retrospective matched cohort design was applied to compare the development of liver cancer in patients with and without liver disease. Cox- proportional hazard regression for liver cancer with competing risk of death was performed for all subjects or each group stratified according to age or income level.

resultsA total of 66,192 patients with liver disease and matched subjects without liver disease were included in the study. The incidences of liver cancer among patients with and without liver disease within a median 8-year follow-up period were 2.68% (n = 1,772) and 0.34% (n = 210), respectively. Cox- regression analysis for liver cancer incidence indicated that cirrhosis had the highest risk (hazard ratio [HR]: 18.13, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 15.24-21.58), followed by hepatitis B (HR: 9.32, 95% CI: 8.00-10.85). Subgroup analysis showed that the presence of liver disease was an important risk factor in younger as well as elderly people, and a higher risk of liver disease was also observed in the patients with Medicaid.

conclusionsAttention should be paid to the development of liver cancer in young people under 50 years old and preventive efforts to decrease the incidence of liver cancer among Medicaid recipients is needed.

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AdultAgedChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsYoung Adult

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PMID30372481
PMCPMC6205612
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