Demographic and Urbanization Disparities of Liver Transplantation in Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Source of Data
2.2. Study Population
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Calendar Year | Total | Men | Women | M/F Ratio b | |||
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No. of Cases | Prevalence a | No. of Cases | Prevalence a | No. of Cases | Prevalence a | ||
2000–2001 | 56 | 1.63 | 37 | 2.13 | 19 | 1.13 | 1.88 |
2002–2003 | 139 | 3.95 | 105 | 5.89 | 34 | 1.95 | 3.02 |
2004–2005 | 213 | 5.92 | 166 | 9.15 | 47 | 2.63 | 3.48 |
2006–2007 | 353 | 9.57 | 250 | 13.51 | 103 | 5.60 | 2.41 |
2008–2009 | 566 | 14.99 | 400 | 21.22 | 166 | 8.78 | 2.42 |
2010–2011 | 813 | 17.50 | 592 | 25.49 | 221 | 9.51 | 2.68 |
2012–2013 | 880 | 18.58 | 654 | 27.71 | 226 | 9.51 | 2.91 |
Total | 3020 | 2204 | 816 | ||||
p for trend | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Level of Urbanization | Calendar Year | Absolute Change (106) | Relative Change (%) | ||||||
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2000–2001 | 2002–2003 | 2004–2005 | 2006–2007 | 2008–2009 | 2010–2011 | 2012–2013 | |||
Urban | |||||||||
Crude | 3.56 | 5.78 | 8.53 | 12.83 | 17.77 | 24.23 | 24.03 | 20.5 | 6.8 |
Standardized a | 2.42 | 3.83 | 5.61 | 8.16 | 10.93 | 14.61 | 13.82 | 11.4 | 5.7 |
Satellite | |||||||||
Crude | 1.25 | 4.46 | 6.27 | 9.20 | 14.84 | 12.40 | 13.24 | 12 | 10.6 |
Standardized a | 0.82 | 3.10 | 4.30 | 6.08 | 8.98 | 7.66 | 7.95 | 7.1 | 9.7 |
Rural | |||||||||
Crude | 0.98 | 2.76 | 4.48 | 8.31 | 13.82 | 19.71 | 21.62 | 20.6 | 22.1 |
Standardized a | 0.98 | 1.93 | 3.09 | 5.52 | 9.38 | 12.21 | 12.93 | 12 | 13.2 |
People with Liver Transplantation | Adjusted Prevalence Rate Ratio | |||||
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No. | Prevalence a | Crude Prevalence Rate Ratio | Estimates | 95% CI | p-Value | |
Calendar year | ||||||
2000–2001 | 56 | 1.63 | 1 | 1 | ||
2002–2003 | 139 | 3.95 | 2.42 | 2.35 | 1.72–3.21 | <0.0001 |
2004–2005 | 213 | 5.92 | 3.63 | 3.41 | 2.54–4.58 | <0.0001 |
2006–2007 | 353 | 9.57 | 5.87 | 5.33 | 4.02–7.06 | <0.0001 |
2008–2009 | 566 | 14.99 | 9.20 | 8.06 | 6.13–10.61 | <0.0001 |
2010–2011 | 813 | 17.50 | 10.74 | 9.34 | 7.13–12.25 | <0.0001 |
2012–2013 | 880 | 18.58 | 11.40 | 9.68 | 7.39–12.69 | <0.0001 |
Age (years) | ||||||
<45 | 546 | 3.58 | 1 | 1 | ||
45–54 | 1174 | 22.42 | 6.26 | 5.93 | 5.36–6.57 | <0.0001 |
55–64 | 1136 | 34 | 9.50 | 8.42 | 7.60–9.33 | <0.0001 |
≥65 | 164 | 4.61 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.03–1.46 | 0.02 |
Sex | ||||||
Women | 816 | 5.98 | 1 | 1 | ||
Men | 2204 | 16.02 | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.53–2.97 | <0.0001 |
Level of urbanization | ||||||
Urban | 1319 | 14.08 | 1.32 | 1 | ||
Satellite | 911 | 9.64 | 0.90 | 0.63 | 0.57–0.69 | <0.0001 |
Rural | 790 | 10.70 | 1 | 0.76 | 0.69–0.83 | <0.0001 |
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Wen, P.-H.; Lu, C.-L.; Strong, C.; Lin, Y.-J.; Chen, Y.-L.; Li, C.-Y.; Tsai, C.-C. Demographic and Urbanization Disparities of Liver Transplantation in Taiwan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020177
Wen P-H, Lu C-L, Strong C, Lin Y-J, Chen Y-L, Li C-Y, Tsai C-C. Demographic and Urbanization Disparities of Liver Transplantation in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(2):177. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020177
Chicago/Turabian StyleWen, Pei-Hung, Chin-Li Lu, Carol Strong, Yih-Jyh Lin, Yao-Li Chen, Chung-Yi Li, and Chiang-Chin Tsai. 2018. "Demographic and Urbanization Disparities of Liver Transplantation in Taiwan" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 2: 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020177