Age-period-cohort analysis of hepatitis A incidence rates in Korea from 2002 to 2012 / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
;
: e2016040-2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721134
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of hepatitis A in Korea from 2002 to 2012 using age-period-cohort analyses.METHODS:
We used claims data from the Korean National Health Insurance Corporation for the entire population. Census data from 2010 were used as the standard population. The incidence of hepatitis A was assumed to have a Poisson distribution, and the models and effects were evaluated using the intrinsic estimator method, the likelihood ratio, and the Akaike information criterion.RESULTS:
The incidence of hepatitis A gradually increased until 2007 (from 17.55 to 35.72 per 100,000 population) and peaked in 2009 (177.47 per 100,000 population). The highest incidence was observed among 27-29-year-old individuals when we omitted data from 2005 to 2007. From 2005 to 2007, the peak incidence was observed among 24-26-year-old individuals, followed by 27-29-year-olds. The best model fits were observed when the age-period-cohort variables were all considered at the same time for males, females, and the whole population.CONCLUSIONS:
The incidence of hepatitis A exhibited significant age-period-cohort effects; its incidence peaked in 2009 and was especially high among Koreans 20-39 years of age. These epidemiological patterns may help predict when high incidence rates of hepatitis A may occur in developing countries during their socioeconomic development.
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Assunto principal:
Epidemiologia
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Incidência
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Censos
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Hepatite
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Hepatite A
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Métodos
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Programas Nacionais de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Epidemiology and Health
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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