Ethnicity matters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Non-Linear Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Prevalence and Incidence of Hepatic Steatosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis) is one of the most common diseases globally, with increasing prevalence. The role of alcohol consumption in the development of hepatic steatosis has not been systematically examined.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global for original data on the relationship between alcohol consumption and hepatic steatosis measured by non-invasive imagery, excluding studies conducted in participants <18years, or subgroups related to viral and drug-induced liver disease. We identified 18 articles reporting adjusted data (Japan=11, other high-income countries=7). Random-effect categorical meta-analyses (<20g/day pure alcohol consumption vs non-drinkers) and dose-response meta-analyses for the whole range of a

SUBMITTER: Roerecke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4919723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature