Characteristics and Changes over Time of Alcohol-Related Chronic Liver Diseases in Italy

Autor: Tommaso Stroffolini, Evangelista Sagnelli, Caterina Sagnelli, Filomena Morisco, Sergio Babudieri, Caterina Furlan, Mario Pirisi, Maurizio Russello, Antonina Smedile, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Piero Luigi Almasio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol 2018 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2291-2789
2291-2797
DOI: 10.1155/2018/9151820
Popis: Introduction. To evaluate the characteristics of alcohol-related chronic liver disease (CLD) in Italy and their potential changes over time. Patients and Methods. Subjects with CLD were enrolled in two national surveys performed in 2001 and in 2014 in Italy. The two surveys prospectively recruited patients aged ≥ 18 years referring to more than 80 Italian liver units scattered all over the country using similar clinical approach, analytical methods, and threshold of risky alcohol intake definition (≥ 3 units/day in men and ≥ 2 units/day in women). Results. Out of 12,256 enrolled subjects, 2,717 (22.2%) reported a risky alcohol intake. Of them, anti-HCV positive was observed in 48.3% of subjects. The overall sex ratio (M/F) was 3.1, decreasing from 3.8 in 2001 to 1.3 in 2014. Women were significantly older than men (58.9 versus 53.1 years; p
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