Browsing by Author "Anouti, Ahmad"

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    Racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    (2024) Anouti, Ahmad; El Dahan, Karim Seif; Rich, Nicole E.; Louissaint, Jeremy; Lee, William M.; Lieber, Sarah R.; Arab, Juan Pablo; Zhang, Bill Y.; Patel, Mausam J.; Thimphittaya, Chanattha; Diaz, Luis Antonio; Gregory, Dyanna L.; Kozlitina, Julia; Vanwagner, Lisa B.; King, Andrea C.; Mitchell, Mack C.; Singal, Amit G.; Cotter, Thomas G.
    Background:Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), encompassing alcohol-associated hepatitis and alcohol-associated cirrhosis, is rising in the United States. Racial and ethnic disparities are evident within ALD; however, the precise nature of these disparities is poorly defined.Methods:We conducted a search of the PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify studies published from inception through September 2023 that reported ALD incidence, prevalence, and mortality within the United States, stratified by race and ethnicity. We calculated pooled prevalence and incidence by race and ethnicity, including risk ratios and ORs for ALD pooled prevalence and alcohol-associated hepatitis/alcohol-associated cirrhosis pooled proportions, and OR for ALD mortality using the DerSimonian and Laird method for random-effect models.Results:We identified 25 relevant studies (16 for quantitative meta-analysis), comprising 76,867,544 patients. ALD prevalence was highest in Hispanic (4.5%), followed by White (3.1%) and Black (1.4%) individuals. Pooled risk ratios of ALD prevalence were 1.64 (95% CI: 1.12-2.39) for Hispanic and 0.59 (95% CI: 0.35-0.87) for Black compared to White individuals. Mortality among those with ALD did not significantly differ between White and Hispanic (OR: 1.54, 95% CI: 0.9-2.5; I 2=0%), Black (OR: 1.2, 95% CI: 0.8-1.6; I 2=0%), or Native American (OR: 2.41, 95% CI: 0.9-2.9) individuals, while there was a significant difference between White and Asian (OR: 0.1; 95% CI: 0.03-0.5) individuals. Most data were cross-sectional and assessed to be of poor or fair quality.Conclusions:Differences were observed in ALD epidemiology, including higher prevalence among Hispanic and lower prevalence among Black individuals, although there were smaller differences in ALD mortality. Differences in ALD prevalence and prognosis remain poorly defined based on existing data, highlighting a need for higher-quality epidemiological studies in this area.
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    Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-associated Liver Diseases in the United States
    (2024) Cotter, Thomas G.; Mitchell, Mack C.; Patel, Mausam J.; Anouti, Ahmad; Lieber, Sarah R.; Rich, Nicole E.; Arab, Juan Pablo; Diaz, Luis Antonio; Louissaint, Jeremy; Kerr, Thomas; Mufti, Arjmand R.; Hanish, Steven I.; Vagefi, Parsia A.; Patel, Madhukar S.; Vanwagner, Lisa B.; Lee, William M.; OLeary, Jacqueline G.; Singal, Amit G.
    Background.Emerging data suggest disparities exist in liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). As the incidence of ALD increases, we aimed to characterize recent trends in ALD LT frequency and outcomes, including racial and ethnic disparities.Methods.Using United Network for Organ Sharing/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data (2015 through 2021), we evaluated LT frequency, waitlist mortality, and graft survival among US adults with ALD (alcohol-associated hepatitis [AH] and alcohol-associated cirrhosis [AAC]) stratified by race and ethnicity. We used adjusted competing-risk regression analysis to evaluate waitlist outcomes, Kaplan-Meier analysis to illustrate graft survival, and Cox proportional hazards modeling to identify factors associated with graft survival.Results.There were 1211 AH and 26 526 AAC new LT waitlist additions, with 970 AH and 15 522 AAC LTs performed. Compared with non-Hispanic White patients (NHWs) with AAC, higher hazards of waitlist death were observed for Hispanic (subdistribution hazard ratio [SHR] = 1.23, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.16-1.32), Asian (SHR = 1.22, 95% CI:1. 01-1.47), and American Indian/Alaskan Native (SHR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.15-1.76) candidates. Similarly, significantly higher graft failures were observed in non-Hispanic Black (HR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.09-1.61) and American Indian/Alaskan Native (HR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.15-2.38) patients with AAC than NHWs. We did not observe differences in waitlist or post-LT outcomes by race or ethnicity in AH, although analyses were limited by small subgroups.Conclusions.Significant racial and ethnic disparities exist for ALD LT frequency and outcomes in the United States. Compared with NHWs, racial and ethnic minorities with AAC experience increased risk of waitlist mortality and graft failure. Efforts are needed to identify determinants for LT disparities in ALD that can inform intervention strategies.