Risk Factors for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

Risk factors

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Implicated in increasing the risk of alcohol-associated liver injury

• Alcohol dose above threshold of 1 drink/day (women), 2 drinks/day (men)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Pattern of consumption: daily drinking; drinking while fasting, binge drinking

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Smoking cigarettes

NA

No

No

Yes

No

• Women compared with men

• Genetics*: PNPLA3, TM6SF2, MBOAT7, HSD17B13

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

• Increased BMI

NA

• Presence of comorbid conditions: chronic viral hepatitis, hemochromatosis, NAFLD, NASH

Yes

No

No

NA

No

Implicated in ameliorating the risk of alcohol-associated liver injury

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

• Coffee consumption

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Equivocal data regarding effect on the risk of alcohol-associated liver injury

• Type of alcohol consumed

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

• Moderate alcohol use in patients with high BMI

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA