Dose-dependent Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and the Risks of Hepatitis B Virus-associated Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (IMAGE)

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Dose-dependent Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and the Risks of Hepatitis B Virus-associated Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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This is the first meta-analysis to report that alcohol consumption increases the risks of cirrhosis and HCC in a dose-dependent manner in patients with HBV infection. The dose-dependent model showed that each daily consumption of 12 g of alcohol increased the risk of cirrhosis by 6.2% and that of HCC by 11.5%. This suggests that patients who consume more than 12 g of alcohol per day should be strictly monitored in the management of HBV infection.

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Yu-Chen Fan, Ming-Hua Zheng, Yin-Ping Wu

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