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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2025; 17(10): 109583
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109583
Published online Oct 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109583
Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics, n (%)
| Characteristic | Patient total (n = 52) |
| Age | |
| N (missing) | 52 (0) |
| Median (IQR) | 45.0 (35.5, 51.5) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 26 (50.0) |
| Male | 26 (50.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| African | 1 (1.9) |
| African American | 6 (11.5) |
| Caucasian | 31 (59.6) |
| Hispanic | 11 (21.2) |
| Native American | 1 (1.9) |
| Other | 2 (3.8) |
| Insurance | |
| Medicaid | 8 (15.4) |
| Medicare | 12 (23.1) |
| None | 8 (15.4) |
| Private | 19 (36.5) |
| Self-pay | 5 (9.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Not married | 41 (78.8) |
| Married | 11 (21.2) |
| Liver disease | |
| Alcohol hepatitis | 22 (42.3) |
| Cirrhosis | 21 (40.4) |
| Steatosis | 9 (17.3) |
| MELD-Na | |
| N (missing) | 46 (6) |
| Median (IQR) | 15.5 (10.0, 25.0) |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | |
| No | 45 (86.5) |
| Yes | 7 (13.5) |
| Ascites | |
| No | 30 (57.7) |
| Yes | 22 (42.3) |
| Esophageal varices | |
| No | 40 (76.9) |
| Yes | 12 (23.1) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | |
| No | 52 (100.0) |
| Self-reported drinks | |
| N (missing) | 52 (0) |
| Median (IQR) | 8.0 (3.0, 22.0) |
| Ethanol | |
| N (missing) | 48 (4) |
| Median (IQR) | 71.0 (0.0, 224.0) |
| Phosphatidylethanol (pETH) | |
| N (missing) | 26 (26) |
| Median (IQR) | 356.5 (51.0, 917.0) |
| Withdrawal | |
| No | 21 (40.4) |
| Yes | 31 (59.6) |
| Previous pharmacologic treatment | |
| No | 38 (73.1) |
| Yes | 14 (26.9) |
| Acamprosate | |
| No | 49 (94.2) |
| Yes | 3 (5.8) |
| Disulfiram | |
| No | 52 (100.0) |
| Naltrexone | |
| No | 42 (80.8) |
| Yes | 10 (19.2) |
| Vivitrol | |
| No | 42 (80.8) |
| Yes | 10 (19.2) |
| Previous behavioral treatment | |
| No | 33 (63.5) |
| Yes | 19 (36.5) |
| Inpatient treatment | |
| No | 44 (84.6) |
| Yes | 8 (15.4) |
| Outpatient treatment | |
| No | 44 (84.6) |
| Yes | 8 (15.4) |
| Mutual aid | |
| No | 37 (71.2) |
| Yes | 15 (28.8) |
| Behavioral and pharmacologic treatment | |
| No | 46 (88.5) |
| Yes | 6 (11.5) |
| Seen by addiction psychiatry | |
| No | 16 (30.8) |
| Yes | 36 (69.2) |
| Seen by GI | |
| No | 17 (32.7) |
| Yes | 35 (67.3) |
- Citation: Twohig P, Slocum ZP, Willet A, Schissel M, Balasanova AA, Scholten K, Warner J, Sempokuya T, Khoury N, Ashford A, Peeraphatdit TB. Novel educational video module about alcohol use disorder increases treatment rates and decreases return to alcohol use. World J Hepatol 2025; 17(10): 109583
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v17.i10.109583