Epidemiology of primary biliary cholangitis in Italy: Evidence from a real-world database
Background: Primary biliary cholangitis is an autoimmune disease affecting the interlobular bile ducts. Limited information is available on its epidemiology and treatment in Italy. Aims: To describe primary biliary cholangitis epidemiology and investigate treatment patterns for Italian patients with this disease. Methods: Electronic medical records from 900 general practitioners (part of the QuintilesIMS™ Longitudinal Patient Databases) were examined. Demographics were compared with those from the Italian National Institute of Statistics dataset.