Rising Inpatient Encounters and Economic Burden for Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the USA

ConclusionsThe number of NAFLD inpatient encounters increased significantly from 2006 to 2013, as did the inflation-adjusted inpatient charges. The most significant predictors of death were non-liver cancers (HR 3.11,P <  0.0001, CI 3.06–3.16) and age>  75 years (HR 3.94,P <  0.0001, HR 3.86–4.03).

Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - February 22, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research