[A cross-sectional study on liver diseases in the rural residents in southern Guangxi, China].
OBJECTIVE
To study the epidemiological characteristics of liver diseases in a rural population in Southern Guangxi, China.


METHODS
The enzyme immunoassays was used to detect of HBsAg and AFP. AFP positive serum samples were further examined for concentration of AFP by using a radio immunoassays. Liver morphological changes were measured with ultrasonography of type B.


RESULTS
The positive rates of HBsAg in the studied population was 17.8% (2800/15,701). The prevalence rates of viral hepatitis B, cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, clonorchiasis, fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease were 1.1% (173/15,701), 0.4% (63/15,701), 299.3 per 100,000 (47/15,701), 6.6% (1036/15,701), 4.8% (754/15,701) and 0.3% (47/15,701), respectively. The positive rates of HBsAg and the prevalence rates of viral hepatitis B, cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, clonorchiasis, fatty liver disease in male were significantly higher as compared with those in female (5.98 < or = chi(2) < or = 394.78, P < 0.01). No difference was observed in the prevalence rates of liver cavernous hemangioma and hepatic cysts between male and female. The prevalence rates of intrahepatic bile duct stones was significantly higher in female than in male (chi(2) = 30.80, P < 0.01). The positive rates of HBsAg and the prevalence rates of viral hepatitis B and clonorchiasis were decreased with age. But the prevalence rates of cirrhosis, primary liver cancer, fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, liver cavernous hemangioma, hepatic cysts and intrahepatic bile duct stones were increased with age.


CONCLUSIONS
The rural areas in the southern Guangxi are high prevalence regions of liver illness, and the male resident are even at high risk.
Huang
Tian-Ren
TR
Guangxi Cancer Institute, Nnanning 530021, China.
Yu
Jia-Hua
JH
Li
Ji-Lin
JL
Zhang
Zhen-Quan
ZQ
Deng
Wei
W
Zhang
Chun-Yan
CY
Zhao
Sheng-Fa
SF
D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population