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KMID : 0358119880140010029
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
1988 Volume.14 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.33
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AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON HBSAG AND ANTI-HBS PREVALENCE IN RELATION TO TRANSAMINASE AMONG PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN TAEGU CITY
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Abstract
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This study was carried out in Taegu city for the some public officials and school personnel population to find out the prevalence of HBsAg and Anti-HBs among population, and particularly the relationship between the presence of HBsAg and liver function tests (AST, ALT) from April to July 1986.
The HBsAg was detected in 91 among 878 with positive rate of 10.4,°0.´ The positive rate of HBsAg was higher in male (11.9%) than in female (7.3%).
The positive rate of Anti-HBs was 33.5% and it was higher in male´ (34.3%) than in female (32.0%).
Elevated AST (>40IU/1) and ALT (>35IU/1) were higher in HBsAg positives (respectively 11.0%, 12. 1%) than that of Anti-HBs positives (respectively 6.79x,´ 7.19x) and both negatives (respectively 4.6%, 5.2%).
The mean values of AST and ALT in HBsAg and Anti-HBs positives showed higher than that of both negatives.
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