Alcoholic liver disease presents at advanced stage and progresses faster compared to non-alcoholic fatty liver diseas
Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
Background and objective. Steatohepatitis is a common cause of liver disease due to alcohol (ALD) or non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease (NAFLD). We performed this study to compare natural history of ALD and NAFLD. Material and methods. Retrospectiveanalysis of ALD or NAFLD patients managed at our center (2007-2011). ALD diagnosed by excluding other liver diseases (exceptHCV) and alcohol abuse of > 40 g/d in women and > 60 g/d in men for > 5 years. NAFLD diagnosed by excluding other liver diseases and a history of alcohol use of < 10 g/d. Cirrhosis was diagnosed using biopsy for uncertain clinical diagnosis. Results. Compared to patients with NAFLD (n = 365; mean age 50 yrs; 43% males; 53% diabetic), ALD patients (n = 206; mean age 51 yrs; 68% males; 24% diabetic) presented more often with cirrhosis or complications(46vs. 12%; P< 0.0001) with a higher MELD score (13 ± 7 vs. 8 ± 8; P<0.0001). On logistic regression, ALD diagnosis was associated with presence of cirrhosis by over 4-fold (4.1 [1.8-9.1])even after excluding 23 patients with concomitant HCV. Over median follow up of about 3 and 4 yrs among ALD and NAFLD patients respectively, ALD patients more frequently developed cirrhosis or its complications including HCC with worse transplant free survival (90 vs. 95%; P = 0.038). Conclusions. Compared to NAFLD, ALD patients present at an advanced stage of liver disease with a faster progression on follow-up. Prospective multicenter studies are needed to identify potential barriers to early referral of ALD patients as basis for development of strategies to improve outcome of patients with ALD.
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Mohamed Shoreibah, Evan Raff, Joseph Bloomer, Donny Kakati, Khalid Rasheed, Yong-Fang Kuo, Ashwani K. Singal
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