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Gender differences in demographic and clinical characteristics in patients with HBV-related liver diseases in China
Mei Liu # 1 , Lu Li # 2 , Jing Zhao 1 , Gabor S Ungvari 3 4 , Chee H Ng 5 , Zhongping Duan 1 , Su-Jun Zheng 1 , Yu-Tao Xiang 6 7 8
Affiliations
Affiliations
1
Artificial Liver Center, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
2
The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou, China.
3
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia.
4
Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia/Graylands Hospital, Perth, Australia.
5
Department of Psychiatry, The Melbourne Clinic and St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
6
Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
7
Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
8
Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration, & Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
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Contributed equally.
PMID: 35959480 PMCID: PMC9359133 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13828
Abstract
Background: The gender differences in demographic and clinical characteristics were examined in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases.
Methods: Overall, 634 patients (44.7 ± 13.8 years) were consecutively included. Data of demographic and clinical characteristics were collected during an assessment interview. Comparisons between male and female patients in terms of demographic and clinical data were carried out using univariate analyses. The independent associations between the demographic and clinical variables and gender were examined with either logistic regression or analysis of covariance as appropriate.
Results: The study sample consisted of 452 male and 182 female patients. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that being employed (OR = 3.4), personal monthly income <3,000 yuan (OR = 0.3), being current alcohol users (OR = 6.4), Cirrhosis (OR = 5.9), Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) (OR = 8.5) and having less severe insomnia (OR = 0.6) were independently associated with male gender. The analysis of covariance revealed that after controlling for other potential confounding variables, later onset of HBV-related diseases (F = 4.5, p = 0.03) and older age (F = 6.7, p = 0.009) were independently associated with male gender.
Conclusions: Given the significant clinical differences in male and female patients with HBV-related liver diseases, more attention should be given to gender-specific treatment and prevention for this population.
Keywords: Demographic; Gender difference; HBV-related liver diseases.
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