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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2016; 22(19): 4732-4740
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4732
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4732
Baseline characteristics | |
Males | 18464 (96) |
Mean age (range, SE) | 66.6 yr (20.3-97.5, 0.0813) |
Median, at risk (range) | 478 d (365-4083) |
Race | |
White | 14520 (76) |
Black or African-American | 2460 (12) |
Hispanic or Latino | 878 (5) |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 171 (1) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 148 (1) |
Asian | 71 (0) |
Missing | 1056 (5) |
Indication for anti-CD20 antibody treatment | |
Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma | 11384 (66.2) |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 4,110 (23.9) |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 2,151 (12.5) |
Wegener’s granulomatosis | 174 (1) |
Microscopic polyangiitis | 54 (0.3) |
Baseline comorbidities | |
Alcohol abuse | 4286 (24.9) |
Substance abuse | 1485 (8.6) |
Hepatitis C | 1369 (8) |
Cirrhosis | 808 (4.7) |
Decompensated liver disease | 660 (3.8) |
Hemodialysis-dependent renal failure | 597 (3.5) |
HIV | 234 (1.4) |
Sexually transmitted disease | 25 (0.1) |
Total number of patients | 19304 (100) |
- Citation: Hunt CM, Beste LA, Lowy E, Suzuki A, Moylan CA, Tillmann HL, Ioannou GN, Lim JK, Kelley MJ, Provenzale D. Veterans health administration hepatitis B testing and treatment with anti-CD20 antibody administration. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(19): 4732-4740
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i19/4732.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4732