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Viral HepatitisA Population-Based Study in Rochester, Minn, 1971-1980
Douglas R. Osmon, MD;
L. Joseph Melton III, MD;
Thomas F. Keys, MD;
Wendell W. Hoffman, MD;
Myron Maker;
Howard F. Taswell, MD;
Albert J. Czaja, MD;
Duane M. Ilstrup, MS
Arch Intern Med. 1987;147(7):1235-1240.
Abstract
• The incidence of acute viral hepatitis among Rochester, Minn, residents 1971-1980 was 28.6 per 100 000 person-years (p-y) (age- and sex-adjusted to the 1980 white population in the United States). The adjusted incidence of hepatitis B (12.9 per 100000 p-y) was somewhat less than for hepatitis non-B (15.6 per 100 000 p-y). Each type was more frequent among young adults, especially males. The incidence of hepatitis was greater among those employed in the health service industry than among nonmedical employees (53.4 vs 20.0 per 100 000 p-y). Medical employees had nearly a fivefold increased incidence of hepatitis B and a twofold increased incidence of hepatitis non-B. Exposure to known hepatitis cases was common, but other possible causative factors were not frequent. In this midwestern community, the incidence of acute viral hepatitis is substantial, with medical employees at significantly increased risk.
(Arch Intern Med 1987;147:1235-1240)
Author Affiliations
From the Mayo Medical School (Dr Osmon); the Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology (Dr Melton and Mr Ilstrup); the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (Drs Keys and Hoffman, and Mr Maker); the Department of Laboratory Medicine (Dr Taswell), and the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Czaja), Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 18, 1987.
Reprint requests to Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 (Dr Melton).
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