We provide the first multivariable analysis of trends in mortality due to alcoholic liver disease (ALD) among U.S. adults for 1999-2017, which previously have only been analyzed using univariate models. We use multivariable piecewise log-linear models to show an upward trend in multivariable-adjusted, age-standardized ALD mortality without significant differences by sex, race, age, or urbanization, particularly in the ALD subtypes of alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.
Emily Ryu,
Harry H. Xia,
Grace L. Guo,
Lanjing Zhang