Shin Hai-Rim, Hwang Soon Young, Nam Chung-Mo
Division of Registry & Epidemiology, Research Institute for National Cancer Control & Evaluation, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2005 Dec;20(6):985-8. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2005.20.6.985.
This study evaluated the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in Korea. Pooled estimates of the anti-HCV positivity were calculated using the data published in 15 reports on the general population and health check-up examinees. The overall pooled estimate of the prevalence of HCV among middle-aged adults (40 yr old and above) was 1.68% (95% confidence interval: 1.51-1.86%) during the year of 1990-2000 among the general population. Most of the published data indicated that the prevalence of anti-HCV increased with age. The anti-HCV positivity was significantly higher in females than in males. Because the risk of HCV exposure in blood recipients has decreased remarkably, the spread of HCV through means other than a transfusion must be prevented.
本研究评估了韩国丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)感染的流行情况。利用15份关于普通人群和健康体检者的报告中公布的数据,计算了抗-HCV阳性的合并估计值。1990年至2000年期间,普通人群中中年成年人(40岁及以上)HCV流行率的总体合并估计值为1.68%(95%置信区间:1.51-1.86%)。大多数已发表的数据表明,抗-HCV流行率随年龄增长而增加。女性的抗-HCV阳性率显著高于男性。由于输血接受者中HCV暴露风险已显著降低,必须防止HCV通过输血以外的途径传播。