Age- and sex-specific rates of gall bladder disease in children with sickle cell disease.
Age- and sex-specific rates of gall bladder disease in children with sickle cell disease.
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镰状细胞病儿童胆囊疾病的年龄和性别特定率。
DOI:
10.1002/pbc.29863
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Feudtner,Chris
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作者:
Agawu,Atu;Shults,Justine;Smith-Whitley,Kim;Feudtner,Chris
BackgroundChildren with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk for gallstones due to chronic hyperbilirubinemia from hemolysis. Although gallstones are a known complication, there is variability in estimates of disease burden and uncertainty in the association between sex and gall bladder disease (GBD).MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of children with SCD using administrative claims data (January 1, 2014–December 31, 2018). Population‐averaged multivariable panel‐data logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between GBD clinical encounters (outcome) and two exposures (age and sex). Annual GBD risk was calculated using predictive margins, adjusting for disease severity, transfusion frequency, and hydroxyurea exposure.ResultsA total of 13,745 individuals (of 21,487 possible) met inclusion criteria. The population was evenly split across sex (49.5% female) with predominantly Medicaid insurance (69%). A total of 946 individuals (6.9%) had GBD, 432 (3.1%) had a gallstone complication, and 487 (3.5%) underwent cholecystectomy. The annual risk of GBD rose nonlinearly from 1 to 5% between ages 1 and 19 years with no difference between males and females. Cholecystectomy occurred primarily in individuals with GBD (87%), and neither age nor sex was associated with cholecystectomy in this population. High disease severity (compared with low) more than doubled the annual risk of GBD at all ages.ConclusionsGBD is associated with age but not sex in children with SCD. Neither age nor sex is associated with risk of cholecystectomy. High disease severity increases the rate of GBD at all ages.