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

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

Open Access

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

Author(s) -

Mark H. Kuniholm,

Molly Jung,

James E. Everhart,

Scott J. Cotler,

Gerardo Heiss,

Geraldine M. McQuillan,

Ryung S. Kim,

Howard D. Strickler,

Bharat Thyagarajan,

Marston Youngblood,

Robert C. Kaplan,

Gloria Y. F. Ho

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit672

Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , medicine , hepatitis c virus , epidemiology , demography , hepatitis c , gerontology , environmental health , virus , immunology , population , sociology

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.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research