Prevalence of alcohol-associated liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a common cause of morbidity and premature mortality. To date, there has been no systematic synthesis of the prevalence of ALD. This systematic review was done with the aim of reporting the prevalence of ALD across different health care settings.

Methods

PubMed and EMBASE were searched for studies reporting the prevalence of ALD in populations subjected to a universal testing process. Single-proportion meta-analysis was performed to estimate the prevalence of all ALD, alcohol-associated fatty liver, and alcohol-associated cirrhosis, in unselected populations, primary care, and among patients with alcohol-use disorder (AUD).

Results

Thirty-five studies were included reporting on 513,278 persons, including 5968 cases o

SUBMITTER: Amonker S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10146123 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature