Abstract
This study aimed to update the epidemiology, clinical, and economic outcomes of patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection in Taiwan. This is a retrospective observational study using claims data from the National Health Insurance Research Database. Cases were identified between 2010 and 2019 using CHB diagnosis codes and claims for alanine aminotransferase laboratory tests or CHB treatment within one year of the first CHB diagnosis. Patient characteristics, epidemiology, clinical, and economic outcomes were described. A total of 730 154 CHB-diagnosed cases were identified. The prevalence of diagnosed CHB increased from 1.13% in 2010 to 2.43% in 2019, with the highest occurring among those aged 55-64 years (4.76%) and 45-54 years (4.37%) and being higher in men (2.98%) than in women (2.21%). The majority of newly diagnosed CHB patients were 35 years of age or older (86.6%), with a median age of 49 years. After a median follow-up period of 6.42 years, 12.5%, 7.9%, 2.8%, and 0.35% were diagnosed with cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplantation respectively. Among 456 706 incident CHB-diagnosed patients, 17.4% had received at least one CHB medication, with the majority taking entecavir (67.9%). Patients with increasing disease severity had higher healthcare resource utilization, and inpatient costs accounted for 48.9%-65.5% of the overall medical cost in different health states. Despite the decreasing incidence of newly diagnosed CHB, the prevalence of diagnosed CHB remains high and poses a significant healthcare challenge owing to the high economic burden associated with the complications of CHB.
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