Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey

Volume: 42 Number: 4 January 8, 2016
  • Sebahat Başyigit
  • Zeliha Asiltürk
  • Ferdane Sapmaz
  • Ayşe Kefeli
  • Abdullah Yeniova
  • Metin Uzman
  • Yaşar Nazligul
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Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey

Abstract

Objective: It is important to examine the epidemiology of liver cirrhosis (LC) because of it is a preventable disease. In this single-center study, we aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics and etiology of LC in Central Anatolian region of Turkey.

Methods: We reviewed data of patients with liver cirrhosis who presented to outpatient and inpatient clinics of our medical center between January 1, 2011 and September 31, 2014

Results: Overall, 135 patients were included to the study: 91 men (67.4%) and 44 women (33%) with a mean age of 63±14,3 years (range: 15–87years). The primary causes of cirrhosis were chronic hepatitis B (CHB) (n: 52, 38.5%) and cryptogenic cirrhosis (n: 33, 24.4%). CHB was the main etiology of cirrhosis in men (49.5%) and cryptogenic LC was predominant in women (40.9%). Patients with alcoholic cirrhosis were solely male. Percentage of patients with autoimmune hepatitis was significantly higher among women (70%). The percentage of patients with HBV was similar between patients aged<50 and >50 years (31.6% and 39.7%, respectively), but percentage of patients with hepatitis C virus was lower (5.3%) in patients aged<50 years when compared to those aged>50 years (14.7%). There was no cirrhotic patients under 50 years of age due to a genetic disorder

Conclusion: Despite national vaccination program, effective treatment regimens and intensive screening methods against hepatitis B virus, it remains to be the most common cause of LC in our country.

Key words: Viral hepatitis, alcohol induced liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, cryptogenic liver cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

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Zeliha Asiltürk This is me

Ferdane Sapmaz This is me

Ayşe Kefeli This is me

Abdullah Yeniova This is me

Metin Uzman This is me

Yaşar Nazligul This is me

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January 8, 2016

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January 8, 2016

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Year 2015 Volume: 42 Number: 4

APA
Başyigit, S., Asiltürk, Z., Sapmaz, F., Kefeli, A., Yeniova, A., Uzman, M., & Nazligul, Y. (2016). Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey. Dicle Medical Journal, 42(4), 416-421. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601
AMA
1.Başyigit S, Asiltürk Z, Sapmaz F, et al. Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey. Dicle Medical Journal. 2016;42(4):416-421. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601
Chicago
Başyigit, Sebahat, Zeliha Asiltürk, Ferdane Sapmaz, et al. 2016. “Hepatitis B Virus Is Still the Most Common Etiologic Factor of Liver Cirrhosis: Results from a Single Center in Turkey”. Dicle Medical Journal 42 (4): 416-21. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601.
EndNote
Başyigit S, Asiltürk Z, Sapmaz F, Kefeli A, Yeniova A, Uzman M, Nazligul Y (January 1, 2016) Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey. Dicle Medical Journal 42 4 416–421.
IEEE
[1]S. Başyigit et al., “Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey”, Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 416–421, Jan. 2016, doi: 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601.
ISNAD
Başyigit, Sebahat - Asiltürk, Zeliha - Sapmaz, Ferdane - Kefeli, Ayşe - Yeniova, Abdullah - Uzman, Metin - Nazligul, Yaşar. “Hepatitis B Virus Is Still the Most Common Etiologic Factor of Liver Cirrhosis: Results from a Single Center in Turkey”. Dicle Medical Journal 42/4 (January 1, 2016): 416-421. https://doi.org/10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601.
JAMA
1.Başyigit S, Asiltürk Z, Sapmaz F, Kefeli A, Yeniova A, Uzman M, Nazligul Y. Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey. Dicle Medical Journal. 2016;42:416–421.
MLA
Başyigit, Sebahat, et al. “Hepatitis B Virus Is Still the Most Common Etiologic Factor of Liver Cirrhosis: Results from a Single Center in Turkey”. Dicle Medical Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, Jan. 2016, pp. 416-21, doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601.
Vancouver
1.Sebahat Başyigit, Zeliha Asiltürk, Ferdane Sapmaz, Ayşe Kefeli, Abdullah Yeniova, Metin Uzman, Yaşar Nazligul. Hepatitis B virus is still the most common etiologic factor of liver cirrhosis: Results from a single center in Turkey. Dicle Medical Journal. 2016 Jan. 1;42(4):416-21. doi:10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2015.04.0601

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