Impacts of smoking on alcoholic liver disease: a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Smoking is a preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients with liver disease. This study aims to explore the additional risks of smoking in the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk drinkers.

Methods

Data from the National Health Insurance Service, including claims and health check-up information spanning 2011 to 2017, were used. The overall alcohol consumption was calculated, and ALD was defined based on ICD-10 codes. High-risk drinking was defined as 7 or more drinks for men and 5 or more for women, twice weekly. Half of the high-risk drinkers were smokers, decreasing in men but stable at 20% for women.

Results

ALD prevalence was 0.97% in high-risk drinkers and 1.09% in

SUBMITTER: Yoo JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11335641 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature