Global prevalence, incidence, and outcomes of alcohol related liver diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol related liver disease (ARLD) is one of the major chronic liver diseases worldwide. This review aimed to describe the global prevalence, incidence, and outcomes of ARLD.

Methods

Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were searched from inception to May 31, 2022. The language was restricted to English or Chinese. According to the criteria, articles describing the basic characteristics of the population were selected. Two reviewers extracted the data independently.

Results

A total of 372 studies were identified: 353 were used for prevalence analysis, 7 were used for incidence analysis, and 114 were used to for outcome analysis. The prevalence of ARLD worldwide was 4.8%. The prevalence in males was 2.9%

SUBMITTER: Niu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10173666 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature