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Clinical features in different age groups of patients with autoimmune hepatitis

  • Authors:
    • Milin Peng
    • Yi Li
    • Min Zhang
    • Yongfang Jiang
    • Yuan Xu
    • Yi Tian
    • Feng Peng
    • Guozhong Gong

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  • Published online on: October 25, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1363
  • Pages: 145-148
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Abstract

The Chinese population are at an increased risk of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). The aims of this study were to determine the demographic and clinical features of AIH in China. A total of 83 patients with AIH diagnosed by the revised scoring system were re‑analyzed, and the clinical presentations among the different ages were compared. The patients were classified according to age at presentation. AIH occurred in patients aged ≤30 years (9.6%), 31‑39 years (10.8%), 40‑49 years (16.9%), 50‑59 years (31.3%) and ≥60 years (31.3%). There were no differences in the form of the clinical presentation, concurrent autoimmune diseases, cirrhosis distribution and autoantibodies among the groups. However, patients aged ≥60 years presented with higher levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and γ‑glutamyl transpeptidase (γ‑GT) compared with patients aged ≤30 years (P=0.034, P=0.043, respectively), and patients aged 31‑39 years had a significantly lower immunoglobulin G (IgG) level compared with those aged 50‑59 years (P=0.049) and those aged ≥60 years (P=0.012). By contrast, patients aged ≤30 years had a significantly higher total bilirubin (TBIL) level compared with those aged 31‑39 years (P=0.007), 50‑59 years (P=0.002) and ≥60 years (P=0.013). A substantial portion of patients with AIH were aged >60 years, indicating a poor liver‑associated outcome under current management strategies. Elderly patients appeared to be more asymptomatic compared with the younger patients.
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Peng M, Li Y, Zhang M, Jiang Y, Xu Y, Tian Y, Peng F and Gong G: Clinical features in different age groups of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Exp Ther Med 7: 145-148, 2014
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Peng, M., Li, Y., Zhang, M., Jiang, Y., Xu, Y., Tian, Y. ... Gong, G. (2014). Clinical features in different age groups of patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7, 145-148. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1363
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Peng, M., Li, Y., Zhang, M., Jiang, Y., Xu, Y., Tian, Y., Peng, F., Gong, G."Clinical features in different age groups of patients with autoimmune hepatitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7.1 (2014): 145-148.
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Peng, M., Li, Y., Zhang, M., Jiang, Y., Xu, Y., Tian, Y., Peng, F., Gong, G."Clinical features in different age groups of patients with autoimmune hepatitis". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7, no. 1 (2014): 145-148. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1363