Using phosphatidylethanol as an adjunct to self-reported alcohol use improves identification of liver fibrosis risk.
Murnane P, Afshar M, Chamie G, Cook R, Ferguson T, Haque L, Jacobson K, Justice A, Kim T, Khalili M, Krupitsky E, McGinnis K, Molina P, Muyindike W, Myers B, Richards V, So-Armah K, Stewart S, Sulkowski M, Tien P, Hahn J. Using phosphatidylethanol as an adjunct to self-reported alcohol use improves identification of liver fibrosis risk. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39480054, DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000003178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver fibrosis riskAUDIT-CFIB-4Self-reported alcohol useOdds ratioAlcohol useFibrosis riskPooled individual-level dataLiver fibrosis preventionBody mass indexAssessment of alcohol useManagement of liver diseaseOne-unit differenceIndividual-level dataMedian ageAUDIT-C.Mass indexSuppression statusLiver diseaseFibrosis preventionBlood concentrationsAdjusted modelsLogistic regressionCategorical variablesHIV