Análisis de la tendencia de la mortalidad por cirrosis hepática en Chile: Años 1990 a 2007 / Mortality trend from liver cirrhosis in Chile from 1990 to 2007
Rev. méd. Chile
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138(10): 1253-1258, oct. 2010. graf, tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Background:
There is a worldwide tendency towards a reduction in the rates of deaths due to cirrhosis. In Chile, a decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to this disease has been recorded.Aim:
To assess general characteristics and temporal evolution of liver cirrhosis mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2007. Material andMethods:
National death records and population databases were reviewed. Crude and age-adjusted mortality rates for alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis were calculated, evaluating their evolution in the study period and the relative risk by gender.Results:
In the study period, 44,894 deaths caused by cirrhosis were recorded. Mortality rate was 16.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. 54 percent of deaths were attributed to non-alcoholic cirrhosis. There was a reduction in mortality rates for both types of cirrhosis. Males accounted for 83 and 65 percent of deaths caused by alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis, respectively. The figures for relative risk of death were 5 and 1.9, respectively.Conclusions:
Alcoholic cirrhosis was the preponderant cause among liver cirrhosis deaths. A decrease in mortality rates was observed in the study period. Improvements in disease treatment and control could possibly explain this trend.
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Assunto principal:
Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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