Chronic hepatitis C virus infection and atherosclerosis: Clinical impact and mechanisms

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2014; 20(13): 3410-3417
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Table 3 Main characteristics of the studies which evaluated the association between hepatitis C virus and stroke

Ref.	Type of study	Country	HCV+ (n)	HCV- (n)	Comment
Studies showing association
Forssen et al[42], 2009	Population retrospective	United States	21919	67109
Gutierrez et al[43], 2012	Population retrospective	United States	-	-	NHANES (2005-2010)
Liao et al[44], 2012	Population cohort	Taiwan	4094	16376
Hsu et al[45], 2013	Cohort retrospective	Taiwan	2875	12450
Adinolfi et al[9], 2013	Cohort retrospective	Italy	79	741	Hospitalized
Studies showing no association
Younossi et al[40], 2013	Population retrospective	United States	173	19568	NHANES (1999-2010)

NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.

Citation: Adinolfi LE, Zampino R, Restivo L, Lonardo A, Guerrera B, Marrone A, Nascimbeni F, Florio A, Loria P. Chronic hepatitis C virus infection and atherosclerosis: Clinical impact and mechanisms. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(13): 3410-3417
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i13/3410.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3410