Increased mortality from alcohol use disorder, alcohol-associated liver disease, and liver cancer from alcohol among older adults in the United States: 2000 to 2021

Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Kwanjit Duangsonk, Ethan Kai Jun Tham, Primrose Tothanarungroj, Thanida Auttapracha, Vitchapong Prasitsumrit, Benedix Sim, Daniel Tung, Romelia Barba, Robert J. Wong, Lorenzo Leggio, Ju Dong Yang, Vincent L. Chen, Mazen Noureddin, Luis Antonio Díaz, Juan Pablo Arab, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Suthat Liangpunsakul

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Abstract

Background: To investigate the trends in alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), liver cancer from alcohol, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) burden among older adults in the United States (US). Methods: We gathered the ALD, liver cancer from alcohol, and AUD prevalence, mortality, and age-standardized rates (ASRs) from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 between 2010 and 2021. We estimated the annual percent change (APC) with confidence intervals (CIs) for the burden of ALD, liver cancer from alcohol, and AUD in older adults (>70 years) in the United States. The findings were contrasted with global estimates and categorized by sex and state. Results: In 2021, there were approximately 512,340 cases of AUD, 56,990 cases of ALD, and 4490 cases of primary liver cancer from alcohol among older adults in the United States. In contrast to declining ASRs of prevalence and mortality in the global burden, these parameters were increased in older adults in the United States. From 2000 to 2021, prevalence from AUD (APC: 0.54%, 95% CI 0.43% to 0.65%), ALD (APC + 0.54%, 95% CI 0.22% to 0.86%), and primary liver cancer from alcohol (APC 2.93%, 95% CI 2.76% to 3.11%) increased. Forty states in the United States exhibited a rise in the prevalence rates of ALD in older adults. Conclusion: Our findings highlighted the increased prevalence and mortality of AUD, ALD, and primary liver cancer from alcohol among older adults in the United Sates, contrasting with the decline in global trends. Public health strategies on ALD, AUD, and primary liver cancer from alcohol, which targets older adults, are urgently needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)368-378
Number of pages11
JournalAlcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume49
Issue number2
DOIs
StateE-pub ahead of print - Dec 19 2024

Keywords

  • chronic liver disease
  • geriatric
  • public health
  • steatotic liver disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Toxicology

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