Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in US Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From the NHANES 2007–2010 and HCHS/SOL Studies

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody has been reported in Mexican Americans, but its prevalence in other US Hispanic/Latino groups is unknown. We studied 2 populations of US Hispanic/Latino adults; 3210 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2010 and 11 964 from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). Age-standardized prevalence of HCV antibody was similar in NHANES 2007-2010 (1.5%) and HCHS/SOL (2.0%) but differed significantly by Hispanic/Latino background in HCHS/SOL (eg, 11.6% in Puerto Rican men vs 0.4% in South American men). These findings suggest that the HCV epidemic among US Hispanics/Latinos is heterogeneous.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit672

Authors: Mark H. Kuniholm, Molly Jung, James E. Everhart, Scott Cotler, Gerardo Heiss, Geraldine McQuillan, Ryung S. Kim, Howard D. Strickler, Bharat Thyagarajan, Marston Youngblood, Robert C. Kaplan, Gloria Y. F. Ho

Institutions: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola University Chicago, Loyola Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Hepatitis C virus research

Subfield: Hepatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: University of Miami, Northwestern University, San Diego State University, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gillings School of Public Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

OpenAlex ID: W2139688591