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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2017; 23(10): 1866-1871
Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1866
Published online Mar 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i10.1866
Mortality associated with hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infection: A nationwide study on multiple causes of death data
Ugo Fedeli, Epidemiological Department, Veneto Region, 35131 Padova, Italy
Enrico Grande, Francesco Grippo, Luisa Frova, Italian National Institute of Statistics, 00184 Roma, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work, designed the study, performed analyses, and wrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: Mortality data are routinely collected by the National Institute of Statistics. All analyses were carried out on aggregated data without any possibility of identification of individuals; therefore, the study was exempt from institutional review board approval.
Informed consent statement: Since analyses were carried out on retrospective, routinely collected aggregated data, the informed consent was not required.
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Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Ugo Fedeli, MD, Epidemiological Department, Veneto Region, Passaggio Gaudenzio 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. ugo.fedeli@regione.veneto.it
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Received: November 15, 2016
Peer-review started: November 16, 2016
First decision: December 28, 2016
Revised: January 16, 2017
Accepted: February 16, 2017
Article in press: February 17, 2017
Published online: March 14, 2017
Peer-review started: November 16, 2016
First decision: December 28, 2016
Revised: January 16, 2017
Accepted: February 16, 2017
Article in press: February 17, 2017
Published online: March 14, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: Multiple causes of death analyses carried out on the Italian National Cause of Death Register showed that 1.6% and 0.2% of all deaths in 2011-2013 were associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, respectively. HCV-associated mortality followed a bimodal distribution, increasing exponentially among the elderly in both genders, with a minor peak in middle-aged subjects, especially among males. The proportion of viral hepatitis-related deaths was higher among Italian citizens and North African immigrants for HCV, and among Sub-Saharan African and Asian immigrants for HBV.