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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in alcoholic patients: cohort study and systematic review

Novo-Veleiro, Ignacio, Calle, Cristina de la, Domínguez-Quibén, Susana, Pastor, Isabel, Marcos, Miguel, Laso, Francisco-Javier·2013·Alcohol and Alcoholism
DOI 10.1093/alcalc/agt044
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AIMS: Prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among alcoholics is thought to be higher than in the general population, although prevalence rates reported are quite variable. Our study is aimed to analyze HCV prevalence in a cohort of alcoholics and to perform a systematic review on this topic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 396 alcoholic patients consecutively referred to our Alcoholism Unit were included. HCV infection status and other clinical variables were recorded for each patient. Variables associated with HCV infection were analyzed by means of logistic regression. Additionally, we performed a systematic review focused on previous studies on this topic. RESULTS: Among our alcoholic patients, 14 of them (3.53%) had chronic HCV infection. Variables independently associated with HCV infection were female gender, injection drug use (IDU) and the presence of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Twenty-four studies analyzing HCV prevalence in alcoholic patients were included in our systematic review, showing prevalence rates of HCV infection ranging from 2.1 to 51% and an average weighted prevalence of 16.32%. CONCLUSION: In our series, the prevalence rate of chronic HCV infection among alcoholic patients is lower than previously reported, which is probably explained by the relatively low number of patients with ALD or IDU in our sample. Prevalence rates previously published are quite different and the presence of ALD and/or IDU can act as confounding factors for HCV prevalence among alcoholics.

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Authors
Novo-Veleiro, I., Calle, C. D. L., Domínguez-Quibén, S., Pastor, I., Marcos, M., & Laso, F.-J.
Affiliations
Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
Corresponding author
Marcos, Miguel
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Venue
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2013-05-19
Volume
48
Issue
5
Pages
564-569
ISSN
  • 0735-0414 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3502
DOI
10.1093/alcalc/agt044
OpenAlex
W1996721381
Cited by
31
References
36
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Alcohol and Alcoholism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
  • Junta de Castilla y León (GRS 531/A/10)
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI10/01692)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis C virus research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
Keywords
hepatitis C virus, chronic hepatitis C, alcoholism, prevalence, alcoholic liver disease, intravenous drug use, female sex, confounding factors, risk factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Alcoholism, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cohort Studies, Prevalence, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Alcoholics

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