JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2010, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (6): 428-43.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2010.06.010

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An epidemiologic survey of alcoholic liver disease in some cities of Liaoning Province

CHEN Shilin,MENG Xiaodan,WANG Bingyuan,et al.   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology,the First Affiliated Hospital,China Medical University,Shenyang 110001
  • Received:2010-07-14 Online:2010-12-10 Published:2016-04-18

Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence of alcoholic liver disease(ALD)in residents of Liaoning Province. Methods The survey included 18020 persons,and physical examination,hepatic ultrasonic scan and the detection of ALT,GGT,HBsAg,HCV were carried out in 6598 persons out of them. Results One thousand seven hundred and eight people(26.98%)had long-term alcohol habits;The rate of drinking alcohol in males was higher than in females(54.55% vs. 5.46%),and their average weekly alcohol consumption was higher(223.27±258.88g/Wvs.114.12±199.85g/w,P=0.042);the average age of men was older than women(41.14±9.56 vs.36.48±10.21 yr,P=0.002);We found 450 cases with ALD in this series. Conclusions More than 1/4 persons have drinking alcohol habits in Liaoning Province. The incidence of ALD is 6.1%,and the incidence of AFL or mild liver damage,AH,and ALC are 4.29%,2.18% and 0.35%.

Key words: Alcoholic liver disease, Alcohol, Epidemiology