Are There Racial Differences in Hepatitis C Virus Infection among the Baby Boomer Birth Cohort? An Examination of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007-2016
| dc.contributor.author | Sterling, David | |
| dc.creator | Moore, Jonathan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-22T19:58:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-08-22T19:58:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-03-05 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2019-01-28T18:21:20-08:00 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection disproportionately affects those in the baby boomer birth cohort which includes those born between 1946 and 1964. Additionally, those who are African-American have an unequal burden of HCV infections and disease outcomes. Previous studies have found a relationship between race and HCV infection specifically within the baby boomer birth cohort. However, no study to our knowledge has investigated this relationship with data from a national sample using laboratory test results to identify HCV infection. Methods: Data from 2007 to 2016 were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which included 3358 participants in this analysis. SAS 9.4 and G*Power were used for analysis and logistic regression was used for inferential analyses. Results: After controlling for selected covariates, Non-Hispanic Blacks had a higher odds of HCV infection compared to both Non-Hispanic Whites (aOR: 4.28 (95% CI: 1.87, 9.79)) and those of other races (aOR: 3.39 (95% CI: 1.38, 8.34)). Gender also remained significant in the multivariable analysis (p Conclusions: Race appears to be a significant predictor of HCV infection among baby boomers in the NHANES population. Programs interested in the prevention or improvement of Hepatitis C should focus on African-American baby boomers as an especially high-risk group. Due to the exclusion of those who are homeless and incarcerated in the NHANES data, future research needs to be conducted on baby boomers from these groups. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27449 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
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| dc.title | Are There Racial Differences in Hepatitis C Virus Infection among the Baby Boomer Birth Cohort? An Examination of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007-2016 | |
| dc.type | poster | |
| dc.type.material | text |