Open AccessRisk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Hospital-based Case-control Study from China
Author(s) -
Yunqi Liu,
Ximei Wang,
Fuping Xu,
Dengren Li,
Huimin Yang,
Nan Sun,
Fan Yong-sheng,
Xiangdong Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and translational hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2310-8819
pISSN - 2225-0719
DOI - 10.14218/jcth.2021.00082
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic hepatitis , kidney disease , china , intensive care medicine , virology , virus , political science , law
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) usually occurs during the chronic infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV). However, the risk factors of CKD in an HBV population have not been completely demonstrated. Our present study aimed to investigate the risk factors of CKD in chronic HBV infection using a hospital based cross-sectional study in the northern area of China.