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  • S1606 Trends of IgA Nephrop...
    Sede Mbakop, Raissa Nana; Olaosebikan, Kikelomo; Forlemu, Arnold; Ubah, Nneoma Rita; Ronda, Vishnu Poojitha; Bandaru, Praneeth; Gujjula, Saigopal R.; Gujjula, Srilaxmi; Gayam, Vijay; Moparty, Hamsika; Etienne, Denzil; Reddy, Madhavi; Amakye, Dominic

    The American journal of gastroenterology, 10/2023, Volume: 118, Issue: 10S
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    Odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI) at 99% were reported. The odds of cirrhosis were significantly higher among Native Americans 13.3%, Hispanics 7.4%, and Whites 5.2% (OR 2.43 CI 2.10-2.82; OR 2.20 CI 1.65-2.95; OR 2.40 CI 1.14-5.06, respectively). The prevalence of IgA nephropathy in cirrhotic patients increased with age till age 65 and is more common in Native Americans, Hispanics, and Whites.Table 1 Variable IgA nephropathy % no IgA nephropathy P-value Cirrhosis 0.1 99.9 0.01  Age, years ± SE 56.3 ± 0.7 60.0 ± 0.2 0.01  Age group, years 0.03 18-35 1.4 0.3 36-50 6.1 2.6 51-65 9.8 4.4 >65 3.0 1.7  Sex 0.02 Female 5.7 3.2 Male 3.7 1.5  Race White 5.2 2.2 0.01 Black 1.9 1.6 0.49 Hispanics 7.4 3.5 0.01 Asian 2.6 1.6 0.16 Native American 13.3 6.0 0.03  Medical Coverage 0.01 Medicare 4.6 2.2 Medicaid 6.9 3.1 Private Insurance 4.8 1.6 Self-pay 7.7 3.0  Median Household Income 0.01 0-25th percentile 6.5 2.6 26th to 50th percentile (median) 4.5 2.3 51th to 75th percentile 4.1 2.1 76th to 100th percentile 4.6 1.8  Tobacco use 6.8 3.6 0.01  Obesity 5.3 2.1 0.01  LOS, days, mean ± SE 8.5 ± 0.6 6.1 ± 0.1 0.02  Hospital charges, $, mean ± SE 87,449.6 ± 6,982.7 66,606.6 ± 210.2 0.01  Liver Transplant 1.7 0.8 0.08  Mortality 4.5 5.9 0.38 Abbreviations: *LOS; length of stay.