Hepatitis B, C, and D virus infections are a major public health problem, and Mongolia has one of the highest prevalences of dual and triple infections in the world. We aimed to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis infection and dual or triple hepatitis infections among 10–64-year-olds. A questionnaire was used to identify risk factors for hepatitis infection, and seromarkers were measured by the fully automated immunologic analyzer HISCL-5000. Among a total of 10,040 participants, 8.1% of the population aged 10–64 was infected with HBV, 9.4% with HCV, and 0.4% with HBV and HCV, and the prevalence of the disease varied by age, sex, and the area of residence. Young people were particularly unaware of their hepatitis infection status. A small proportion of children aged 10 to 19 years and the majority of adults younger than 30 years were unaware of their HBV and HCV infection. Men were also more likely to be unaware of their HBV and HCV infection status than women. The results suggested that the prevalence of infection in the general population is high and that most people are unaware that they are infected or have become chronic carriers. Identifying mono-, co-, or triple-infection status is critical to prevent the rapid progression of liver disease among the Mongolian population.

Objective: Using high-sensitivity test results of CLEIA we aimed to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus, and compare levels of AST, ALT, M2BPGI in the Mongolian population in the age between 40-64. Methods: In order to re ect the administrative and geographical features of Mongolia, the sampling was done at three levels: urban, province center, and rural. Immunological test was measured by chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA). The statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 25 was used for the statistical analyses. Results: The survey covered 3196 people. 71.8 percent of the patients surveyed had a negative in hepatitis test. 10.1 percent had a positive HBsAg test. 17 percent had a positive anti-HCV test. 1.1 percent had both a positive both HBsAg and anti-HCV (<.0001). AST and ALT increased more frequently during co-infection. M2BPGI protein average level in the non-infected group was 1.00 C.O.I, in the HBsAg positive group 1.65 C.O.I, in the anti-HCV positive group 1.83 C.O.I, and in the co-infection group 1.87 C.O.I (<.0001). Conclusion:10.1 percent of 40-64year-olds in Mongolia were infected with hepatitis B virus, and 17 percent had Hepatitis C virus and 1.1 percent had hepatitis B and C virus co-infections. Serum M2BPGi is increasing in hepatitis C virus infection and in co-infection.

Background: Muscle mass evaluation methods are often expensive and therefore limited in their daily use in clinical practice. In this study, we investigated the relationship between hand grip strength (HGS) and other parameters of body measurements with urine creatinine, especially to investigate whether HGS measurement is an indicator of muscle metabolism. Methods: In total, 310 relatively healthy people (mean age 47.8 + 9.6; 161 people or 51.9% of the total population were men) who were undergoing preventive examinations were included in this study and given a container to collect 24-h urine, and the amount of creatinine in the urine was determined by a kinetic test without deproteinization according to the Jaffe method. A digital dynamometer (Takei Hand Grip Dynamometer, Japan) was used in the measurement of HGS. Results: There was a significant difference in 24-h urine creatinine (24 hCER) between the sexes, with a mean of 1382.9 mg/24 h in men and 960.3 mg/24 h in women. According to the correlation analysis, the amount of urine creatinine was related to age (r = −0.307, p < 0.001 in men, r = −0.309, p < 0.001 in women), and HGS (r = 0.207, p = 0.011 in men, r = 0.273, p = 0.002 in women) was significant for either sex. However, other parameters of body measurements, such as girth, forearm circumference, and muscle mass measured by bioelectrical impedance, were not related to urine 24 hCER. A correlation between HGS and 24 hCER was observed in age groups. Conclusions: We found that HGS is a potential marker in muscle metabolism assessment that is proven through 24 hCER. In addition, therefore, we suggest using the HGS measure in clinical practice to evaluate muscle function and well-being.