Risk of mortality among patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis in the US from 2007 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH) mortality and risk factors have not been carefully studied in real-world settings. We examined the rate, temporal trend, and risk factors of mortality in AH.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study of individuals with AH diagnoses using medical claims data from Optum's Clinformatics® Data Mart (CDM). Participants were individuals covered by Medicare Advantage and commercial insurance policies. Cases were identified using diagnostic codes. Cox regressions were used to estimate 90 and 180-day mortality rates by hospitalization status.

Results

The cohort included 32,001 patients (72% men) who had at least one year of continuous insurance coverage prior to AH diagnoses. Of these, 20,912 were hospitalized within seven days of d

SUBMITTER: Tu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11405091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature