Prevalence and Incidence of Alcoholic liver disease

Prevalence/Incidence of Alcoholic liver disease: Online Medical Books

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Alcohol-related disorder: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Numerous biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors appear to be involved in alcohol addiction. An offspring of one parent with alcohol-related disorder is seven to eight times more likely to become an alcoholic than is a peer without such a parent. Biological factors may include genetic or biochemical abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, endocrine imbalances, and allergic responses.

Psychological factors may include the urge to drink alcohol to reduce anxiety or symptoms of mental illness; the desire to avoid responsibility in familial, social, and work relationships; and the need to bolster self-esteem.

Sociocultural factors include the availability of alcoholic beverages, group or peer pressure, an excessively stressful lifestyle, and social attitudes that approve of frequent drinking.

More than 15% of American adults have a problem with alcohol use, and about 5% to 10% of male and 3% to 5% of female drinkers are alcohol dependent, accounting for about 12.5 million people. Alcohol-related disorder cuts across all social and economic groups, involves both sexes, and occurs at all stages of the life cycle, beginning as early as elementary school.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Cirrhosis and fibrosis: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

These clinical types of cirrhosis reflect its diverse etiology:

❑ Portal, nutritional, or alcoholic (Laennec’s) cirrhosis, the most common type, occurs in 30% to 50% of cirrhotic patients, up to 90% of whom have a history of alcoholism. Liver damage results from malnutrition, especially of dietary protein, and chronic alcohol ingestion. Fibrous tissue forms in portal areas and around central veins.

❑ Biliary cirrhosis (15% to 20% of patients) results from injury or prolonged obstruction.

❑ Postnecrotic (posthepatic) cirrhosis (10% to 30% of patients) stems from various types of hepatitis.

❑ Pigment cirrhosis (5% to 10% of patients) may result from disorders such as hemochromatosis.

❑ Cardiac cirrhosis (rare) refers to liver damage caused by right-sided heart failure.

❑ Idiopathic cirrhosis (about 10% of patients) has no known cause.

Noncirrhotic fibrosis may result from schistosomiasis or congenital hepatic fibrosis or may be idiopathic.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Cirrhosis: Cirrhosis - epidemiology
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Based on the varying causes, no specific epidemiologic pattern can be identified.
• Cirrhosis due to chronic HCV infection is the most common indication for liver transplantation in adults.
• Biliary cirrhosis due to biliary atresia is the most common indication for liver transplantation in children.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Alcoholic liver disease usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Alcoholic liver disease at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Alcoholic liver disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Alcoholic liver disease diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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