Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among persons with diagnosed diabetes mellitus in the United States, 1999-2010

S F Schillie; J Xing; T V Murphy; D J Hu

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01616.x

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among persons with diagnosed diabetes mellitus in the United States, 1999-2010

J Viral Hepat. 2012 Sep;19(9):674-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01616.x. Epub 2012 May 10.

Authors

S F Schillie¹, J Xing, T V Murphy, D J Hu

Affiliation

¹ Division of Viral Hepatitis, Vaccine Research and Policy Team, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 22863272
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01616.x

Abstract

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among persons with diabetes has not been assessed among the US population, despite increasing reports of HBV transmission in institutional care settings. Using national survey data, we found a 60% higher prevalence of HBV infection among persons with (vs without) diagnosed diabetes.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diabetes Complications*
Female
Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult