Análisis de la tendencia de la mortalidad por cirrosis hepática en Chile: Años 1990 a 2007
Abstract
Background: There is a worldwide tendency towards a reduction in the rates of deaths due to cirrhosis. In Chile, a decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to this disease has been recorded. Aim: To assess general characteristics and temporal evolution of liver cirrhosis mortality in Chile between 1990 and 2007. Material and Methods: National death records and population databases were reviewed. Crude and age-adjusted mortality rates for alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis were calculated, evaluating their evolution in the study period and the relative risk by gender. Results: In the study period, 44,894 deaths caused by cirrhosis were recorded. Mortality rate was 16.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. 54% of deaths were attributed to non-alcoholic cirrhosis. There was a reduction in mortality rates for both types of cirrhosis. Males accounted for 83 and 65% of deaths caused by alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis, respectively. The figures for relative risk of death were 5 and 1.9, respectively. Conclusions: Alcoholic cirrhosis was the preponderant cause among liver cirrhosis deaths. A decrease in mortality rates was observed in the study period. Improvements in disease treatment and control could possibly explain this trend.
Más información
Título según SCIELO: | Análisis de la tendencia de la mortalidad por cirrosis hepática en Chile: Años 1990 a 2007 |
Título de la Revista: | REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE |
Volumen: | 138 |
Número: | 10 |
Editorial: | Sociedad Médica de Santiago |
Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
Página de inicio: | 1253 |
Página final: | 1258 |
Idioma: | es |
URL: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
DOI: |
10.4067/S0034-98872010001100007 |
Notas: | SCIELO |