Epidemiology and clinical features of alcoholic liver disease in Hainan Province, China

Table 6 Comparison of alcoholic liver disease status between Han and other ethnic groups in Hainan Province, (n)

Characteristics	ALD (142)	Han ALD (105)	Other ethnic ALD (37)	χ2	P value
Age				2.197	0.720
≥ 15-25		18	6
> 25-35		33	10
> 35-45		25	12
> 45-55		17	7
> 55-65		12	2
Sex				1.962	0.161
Male		98	31
Female		7	6
Literacy				9.141	0.027
Primary school		48	9
Junior high school		23	17
High school/secondary school		19	5
College/university and above		15	6
Household registration				2.652	0.152
Agricultural		67	29
Non-agricultural		38	8
Marital status				2.029	0.174
Unmarried		26	5
Married		79	32
Personal monthly income (RMB)				5.572	0.059
≤ 3000		40	21
3000-5000		36	12
5000-10000		29	4
> 10000
ALD type				4.350	0.219
MAl		38	10
AFL		49	15
AH		10	8
ALC		8	4
Duration of alcohol consumption (years)				0.092	0.969
5-10	34	25	9
10-15	45	34	11
≥ 15	63	46	17
Daily alcohol consumption (g)				5.652	0.02
40-80	58	49	9
≥ 80	84	56	28
Drinking mode				89.093	0.000
Continuous small drinker	86	83	3
Intermittent heavy drinkers	37	6	31
Continuous and intermittent heavy drinkers	19	16	3
Type of alcohol consumption				1.958	0.405
White wine	111	85	26
Beer	7	4	3
Mixed drinks (liquor, beer, wine, homebrew)	24	16	8
Diabetes mellitus	25	19	6	0.067	0.812
Combined hyperlipidaemia	80	60	20	0.106	0.848
GGT abnormalities	44	32	12	0.049	0.838
AST abnormalities	33	24	9	0.033	1.000
ALT abnormalities	30	22	8	0.007	1.000
AST/ALT > 2	23	18	5	0.265	0.796
Hyperbilirubinaemia	28	22	6	0.388	0.636

ALD: Alcoholic liver disease; MAl: Mild alcoholic liver disease; AFL: Alcoholic fatty liver; AH: Alcoholic hepatitis; ALC: Alcoholic liver cirrhosis; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine transaminase.