Alcoholic Cirrhosis in the Hispanic Population of the United States: A Retrospective Analysis

作者：Samyak Dhruv, Kuldeepsinh Atodaria, Don C. Rockey, Aakash Goyal, John Boger, Mashal Batheja, Audrey Fonkam · 发表于：Gastroenterology Research · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.14740/gr2067 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects、Liver Disease and Transplantation、Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Background: The Hispanic population is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the USA and is projected to comprise 30% of the US population by 2050. Despite socioeconomic disadvantages and often presenting with more severe disease phenotypes, previous studies in chronic diseases have shown that Hispanics experience lower overall inpatient mortality compared with other ethnic groups - a phenomenon known as the “Hispanic Paradox”. In alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC), this paradox is particularly evident: Hispanics frequently develop more advanced forms of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, yet survival outcomes are often similar or even superior to those of non-Hispanic populations. This study aims to assess the risk and burden of alcoholic liver cirrhosis in the Hispanic population and to compare the clinical phenotype of ALC with that observed in non-Hispanic populations. Methods: This retrospective analysis used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database (2016 - 2019) to examine adults hospitalized with ALC. Patients with other causes of cirrhosis were excluded. Patients were stratified into Hispanic and non-Hispanic groups. Diagnoses, complications, and comorbidities were captured using the International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes. The primary outcome was inpatient mortality; secondary outcomes included length of stay (LOS) and total hospitalization charges (TOTCHG). Statistical analyses were performed using Chi-square, t-tests, and Mann-Whitney U tests...