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ArticleHepatology communications2020

The Growing Burden of Disability Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Data From the Global Burden of Disease 2007-2017.

James M Paik, Pegah Golabi, Youssef Younossi, Manirath Srishord, Alita Mishra, Zobair M Younossi

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Article in Hepatology communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

James M PaikBetty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Falls Church VA.
Pegah GolabiBetty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Falls Church VA.
Youssef YounossiCenter for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases Washington DC.
Manirath SrishordBetty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Falls Church VA.
Alita MishraCenter for Liver Diseases Department of Medicine Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church VA.
Zobair M YounossiBetty and Guy Beatty Center for Integrated Research Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Falls Church VA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-577X
Inova Fairfax Hospital · USCenter for Outcomes Research in Liver Diseases · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic liver disease (CLD) is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The burden of CLD varies according to etiology and geographic location. We assessed the global burden of disability from the most important complications of CLD (cirrhosis and liver cancer [LC]) according to the most common etiologies between 2007 and 2017. We obtained years living with disability (YLD), years of life lost (YLL), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) data from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study. Between 2007 and 2017, LC DALYs decreased by 4.52% and cirrhosis DALYs decreased by 10.58%. Nevertheless, in 2017, CLD caused 62.16 million DALYs (33.4% LC and 66.5% cirrhosis), of which 96.8% came from YLL (34.1% LC and 65.9% cirrhosis) and 3.2% from YLD (11.6% LC and 88.4% cirrhosis). In 2017, Asia accounted for 66% of all DALYs globally. Central Asia, Africa regions, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe had the highest liver-related DALYs (≥1,000 per 100,000), whereas the lowest rates (≤500 per 100,000) were seen in high-income regions, such as Asia Pacific, North America, Western Europe, and Australasia. In 2007, hepatitis B virus caused the majority (47.5%) of liver-related DALYs, followed by hepatitis C virus (23.7%), alcoholic liver disease (14.2%), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH) (6.4%). In 2017, these rates shifted to 45.7%, 24.1%, 4.8%, and 7.1%, respectively. Between 2007 and 2017, cirrhosis-related DALYs due to NAFLD/NASH increased by 23.4%, whereas the increment was 37.5% for LC-related DALYs due to NAFLD/NASH.

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