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A population-based US study of hepatitis C diagnosis rate.
A population-based US study of hepatitis C diagnosis rate. European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Yeo, Y. H., Kam, L. Y., Le, M. H., Jeong, D., Dang, N., Henry, L., Cheung, R., Nguyen, M. H. 2021Abstract
BACKGROUND: Underdiagnosis of HCV infection may hinder the obtainment of 2030 elimination goal.OBJECTIVE: To estimate the pre-DAA HCV diagnosis rate to inform future public health effort.METHODS: Data were obtained from three nationwide databases (Truven Health MarketScan Research Database 2007-2014, US Census Bureau 2012-2016 and NHANES 2007-2014). HCV diagnosis was defined with either one inpatient or two outpatient HCV International Classification of Disease 9 codes, providing the number of patients with diagnosed HCV (Truven). US Census Bureau data were used for age- and sex-standardization. We derived the total (diagnosed and undiagnosed) HCV infection using the NHANES database. To determine the rate and number of undiagnosed HCV, we subtracted diagnosed HCV burden (Truven) from the total HCV burden (NHANES).RESULTS: Of the 198 073 302 privately insured Americans, 1.49% (2 951 490 persons) had HCV infection. However, only 362 672 (12.29%) persons were diagnosed with HCV, leaving 2 588 818 (87.71%) undiagnosed. About two-third (68.04%) and one-third (33.04%) of diagnosed HCV patients had HCV RNA or genotype tests overall, with even lower rates for the =65 age group, respectively.CONCLUSION: In the pre-DAA era, only 12% of insured Americans with HCV were diagnosed. While this grim statistic is expected to rise, much more effort is needed to enhance the HCV care cascade.
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