Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Risk of Stroke Types: A Prospective Cohort Study of 500 000 Chinese Adults-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Risk of Stroke Types: A Prospective Cohort Study of 500 000 Chinese Adults

Published:2023-12 Issue:12 Volume:54 Page:3046-3053
ISSN:0039-2499
Container-title:Stroke
language:en
Short-container-title:Stroke

Author:

Hamilton Elizabeth M.¹,Yang Ling¹²^ORCID,Wright Neil¹^ORCID,Turnbull Iain¹^ORCID,Mentzer Alexander J.³^ORCID,Matthews Philippa C.⁴⁵^ORCID,Chen Yiping¹⁶^ORCID,Du Huaidong¹^ORCID,Kartsonaki Christiana¹²^ORCID,Pang Yuanjie⁷^ORCID,Pei Pei⁶^ORCID,Tian Huizi⁸,Yang Xiaoming¹^ORCID,Avery Daniel¹^ORCID,Yu Canqing⁷⁶^ORCID,Lv Jun⁷⁶^ORCID,Clarke Robert¹^ORCID,Li Liming⁷⁶^ORCID,Millwood Iona Y.¹²^ORCID,Chen Zhengming¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (E.M.H., L.Y., N.W., I.T., Y.C., H.D., C.K., X.Y., D.A., R.C., I.Y.M., Z.C.), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

2. Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit (L.Y., C.K., I.Y.M., Z.C), Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

3. Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics (A.J.M.), University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

4. Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, United Kingdom (P.C.M.).

5. Matthews lab HBV Elimination Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom (P.C.M.).

6. Peking University Center for Public Health and Epidemic Preparedness and Response, Beijing, China (Y.P., P.P., C.Y., J.L., L.L.).

7. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (Y.P., C.Y., J.L., L.L.).

8. Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Department, Henan, China (H.T.).

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and permanent disability in China, with large and unexplained geographic variations in rates of different stroke types. Chronic hepatitis B virus infection is prevalent among Chinese adults and may play a role in stroke cause. METHODS: The prospective China Kadoorie Biobank included >500 000 adults aged 30 to 79 years who were recruited from 10 (5 urban and 5 rural) geographically diverse areas of China from 2004 to 2008, with determination of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity at baseline. During 11 years of follow-up, a total of 59 117 incident stroke cases occurred, including 11 318 intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), 49 971 ischemic stroke, 995 subarachnoid hemorrhage, and 3036 other/unspecified stroke. Cox regression models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for risk of stroke types associated with HBsAg positivity. In a subset of 17 833 participants, liver enzymes and lipids levels were measured and compared by HBsAg status. RESULTS: Overall, 3.0% of participants were positive for HBsAg. HBsAg positivity was associated with an increased risk of ICH (adjusted HR, 1.29 [95% CI, 1.16–1.44]), similarly for fatal (n=5982; adjusted HR, 1.36 [95% CI, 1.16–1.59]) and nonfatal (n=5336; adjusted HR, 1.23 [95% CI, 1.06–1.44]) ICH. There were no significant associations of HBsAg positivity with risks of ischemic stroke (adjusted HR, 0.97 [95% CI, 0.92–1.03]), subarachnoid hemorrhage (adjusted HR, 0.87 [95% CI, 0.57–1.33]), or other/unspecified stroke (adjusted HR, 1.12 [95% CI, 0.89–1.42]). Compared with HBsAg-negative counterparts, HBsAg-positive individuals had lower lipid and albumin levels and higher liver enzyme levels. After adjustment for liver enzymes and albumin, the association with ICH from HBsAg positivity attenuated to 1.15 (0.90–1.48), suggesting possible mediation by abnormal liver function. CONCLUSIONS: Among Chinese adults, chronic hepatitis B virus infection is associated with an increased risk of ICH but not other stroke types, which may be mediated through liver dysfunction and altered lipid metabolism.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Subject

Advanced and Specialized Nursing,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Neurology (clinical)

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