Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, 800 Xiangyin Rd., Shanghai 200433, China.
World J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jan 21;16(3):379-83. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i3.379.
To determine the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes with probable cirrhosis and fatty liver in community-based populations.
A multi-stage cluster probability sampling method was applied to recruit 10 167 subjects aged between 6 and 72 years from our epidemiological bases in Eastern China. After excluding the subjects co-infected with hepatitis C or hepatitis D viruses, the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive subjects were examined for HBV genotype, serum viral load, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) status, and ultrasonographic changes. Logistic regression models were used to determine the factors associated with probable cirrhosis and fatty liver.
Of 634 HBsAg-positive subjects with HBV genotype determined, 82 had probable cirrhosis (ultrasonographic score > or = 5), 42 had ultrasonographic fatty liver. Probable cirrhosis was only found in the HBeAg-negative subjects, and more frequently found in the subjects with genotype C than in those with genotype B (14.8% vs 8.0%, P = 0.018). In HBeAg-negative subjects, high viral load was frequently associated with abnormal ALT level, while ALT abnormality was more frequent in those with probable cirrhosis than those without (19.5% vs 7.8%, P = 0.001). Univariate analysis showed that age, sex, HBV genotypes, and viral load were not significantly associated with ultrasonographic fatty liver, whereas ALT abnormality was significantly related to ultrasonographic fatty liver (OR = 4.54, 95% CI: 2.11-9.75, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that HBV genotype C, age (> or = 45 years), male sex, and ALT abnormality were independently associated with probable cirrhosis (AOR = 2.30, 95% CI: 1.26-4.19; AOR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.10-2.99; AOR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.03-2.95; AOR = 2.98, 95% CI: 1.48-5.99, respectively).
A crude prevalence of probable cirrhosis is 12.9% in the community-based HBV-infected subjects. HBV genotype C is independently associated with probable cirrhosis in the HBeAg-negative subjects.
确定乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)基因型与社区人群中肝硬化和脂肪肝的相关性。
采用多阶段聚类概率抽样方法,从中国东部的流行病学基地招募了 10167 名年龄在 6 至 72 岁之间的 HBsAg 阳性受试者。排除同时感染丙型肝炎或丁型肝炎病毒的受试者后,对 HBV 表面抗原(HBsAg)阳性的受试者进行 HBV 基因型、血清病毒载量、丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)、乙型肝炎 e 抗原(HBeAg)状态和超声变化检查。使用逻辑回归模型确定与肝硬化和脂肪肝相关的因素。
在确定了 HBV 基因型的 634 名 HBsAg 阳性受试者中,82 名患有肝硬化(超声评分>或=5),42 名患有超声脂肪肝。肝硬化仅见于 HBeAg 阴性受试者,且 C 基因型的发生率高于 B 基因型(14.8%比 8.0%,P=0.018)。在 HBeAg 阴性受试者中,高病毒载量常与异常 ALT 水平相关,而异常 ALT 更常见于肝硬化患者(19.5%比 7.8%,P=0.001)。单因素分析显示,年龄、性别、HBV 基因型和病毒载量与超声脂肪肝无显著相关性,而 ALT 异常与超声脂肪肝显著相关(OR=4.54,95%CI:2.11-9.75,P<0.001)。多因素分析表明,HBV 基因型 C、年龄(>或=45 岁)、男性和 ALT 异常与肝硬化独立相关(AOR=2.30,95%CI:1.26-4.19;AOR=1.81,95%CI:1.10-2.99;AOR=1.74,95%CI:1.03-2.95;AOR=2.98,95%CI:1.48-5.99)。
在社区 HBV 感染人群中,肝硬化的粗患病率为 12.9%。在 HBeAg 阴性受试者中,HBV 基因型 C 与肝硬化独立相关。