Autoimmune hepatitis in Denmark: Incidence, prevalence, prognosis, and causes of death. A nationwide registry-based cohort study

Population-Based Prevalence, Incidence, and Disease Burden of Autoimmune Hepatitis in South Korea

“…The incidence and prevalence rates of AIH vary widely across different populations (Table 6). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]16] The prevalence was highest in an Alaskan native population (42.9/100,000), modest in European and New Zealand populations (mainly Caucasians, 10.7-24.5/100,000), and low in populations from Singapore and Brunei (4-5.6/ 100,000). [1-6, 9, 10] The annual incidence rate was low in Taiwan and Israel (0.52-0.67/ 100,000) and relatively high in Europe (0.85-3/100,000).…”

“…[1-6, 9, 10] The annual incidence rate was low in Taiwan and Israel (0.52-0.67/ 100,000) and relatively high in Europe (0.85-3/100,000). [1,4,[8][9][10][12][13][14] Recently, a Japanese study reported a high prevalence and incidence of AIH (23.4/100,000 and 2.23/100,000/ year, respectively). [11] The wide variation seems attributable to differences between study populations as well as in the identification and definition of cases.…”

“…Prevalence estimates range widely from 4 to 42.9 cases per 100,000 persons [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], and reported annual incidences range from 0.67 to 2.23 cases per 100,000 persons. [1,4,6,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The variable results may be attributed to differences in genetics, environmental factors, and study population or design, and these heterogeneous factors make it challenging to understand the global epidemiology and disease burden of AIH.…”

Gender Mainstreaming and Transplant Surgery

“…Hepatitis B-induced cirrhosis is also more common in men, but acute liver failure due to a fulminant hepatitis B infection affects more women [15,23]. Women suffer more frequently from autoimmune hepatitis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis compared to men who present a more severe course of disease [4,15,24,25,26,27,28]. Primary biliary cirrhosis is strongly related to female gender (10:1), while primary sclerosing cholangitis affects more men.…”

Autoimmune hepatitis: Unveiling faces

“…These studies are mainly from South America, North Amercia (Alaska), Scandinavia and Australia. The prevalence has been reported to be 34.5-42.9 cases per 100 000 in North America (Alaska) natives, 6 24.5 per 100 000 in New Zealand 7 and 10.7-23.9 per 100 000 in northern European Caucasians (the highest in Denmark) 8,9 . Data on the prevalence of AIH in Asians comes mainly from Japan, while reliable epidemic evidence still lacks in China.…”