Clinical features of patients with chronic liver disease in Japan related to alcohol use: Nationwide examination using alcohol use disorders identification test.
Atsushi HiraokaMasato NakaiNagisa HaraTatsunori HanaiTadashi NamisakiHisamitsu MiyaakiTakashi NakaharaAkira HiramatsuHideko OhamaFujimasa TadaHirokazu TakahashiHiroshi AikataYuichiro EguchiYoichi HiasaHitoshi YoshijiPublished in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2022)
Harmful alcohol and alcohol dependency were observed in approximately 10% of patients with viral or non-viral CLD, after excluding patients with ARLD. Assessment of alcohol intake by use of the AUDIT questionnaire as well as adequate intervention should be considered necessary.