The Rising Costs of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is rising in the United States because of an increase in high-risk drinking, but population-level ALD cost is unknown. Our aim was to project the direct and indirect costs associated with ALD in the US population through 2040.

Methods

We used a previously validated microsimulation model of alcohol consumption and ALD with model parameters estimated from publicly available data sources, including the National Epidemiologic Survey Alcohol and Related Conditions-III, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and published studies informing the impact of alcohol consumption on ALD severity in the United States resident population. The simul

SUBMITTER: Julien J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10872874 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature