The epidemiology and natural history of primary biliary cirrhosis: a nationwide population-based study

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Theodora R BaldursdottirEinar S Björnsson

Abstract

Very few population-based studies exist on the epidemiology of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and none have been conducted in the last decade. We aimed to determine the epidemiology and prognosis of PBC over the past two decades. Patients were identified by multiple case finding strategies, covering the total population of Iceland. A search was conducted in the centralized database of antimitochondrial antibody (AMA) measurements and computerized diagnosis and pathological registries. All AMA measurements taken in Iceland between 1991 and 2010 were analyzed. Relevant clinical information was gathered from medical records, pathology reports, and death certificates. Incidence was compared between two periods, 1991-2000 versus 2001-2010. A total of 168 patients were identified, of which 138 were female (82%), with a median age 62 years (range 13-92). Prevalence at the end of the study period was 38.3 cases per 100 000 person-years. Age-standardized incidence for female patients during the first period was 3.4 versus 4.1 during the second (NS) and that for male patients was 0.6 during the first period versus 1.0 per 100 000 during the second (NS). Overall incidence in the first period was 2.0 and that in the second was 2.5 per 10...Continue Reading

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