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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8301-8311
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8301
Table 1 International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes used to identify disease
ICD-9-CM diagnosisDiagnosis
The “other liver disease” cohort571Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
571Alcoholic fatty liver
571.1Acute alcoholic hepatitis
571.2Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver
571.3Alcoholic liver damage, unspecified
571.4Chronic hepatitis
571.4Chronic hepatitis unspecified
571.41Chronic persistent hepatitis
571.42Autoimmune hepatitis
571.49Other chronic hepatitis
571.5Cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol
571.6Biliary cirrhosis
571.9Other unspecified chronic liver disease without mention of alcohol
573Other disorders of liver
573.1Hepatitis in viral diseases classified elsewhere
573.2Hepatitis in other infectious diseases classified elsewhere
573.3Hepatitis, unspecified
573.8Other specified disorders of liver
573.9Unspecified disorder of liver
70Viral hepatitis
70Viral hepatitis A with hepatic coma
70.1Viral hepatitis A without mention of hepatic coma
70.2Viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma
70.2Viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma, acute or unspecified without hepatitis delta
70.21Viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma, acute or unspecified with hepatitis delta
70.22Chronic viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma without hepatitis delta
70.23Chronic viral hepatitis B with hepatic coma with hepatitis delta
70.3Viral hepatitis b without mention of hepatic coma
70.3Viral hepatitis B without mention of hepatic coma, acute or unspecified, without mention of hepatitis delta
70.31Viral hepatitis B without mention of hepatic coma, acute or unspecified, with hepatitis delta
70.32Chronic viral hepatitis B without mention of hepatic coma without mention of hepatitis delta
70.33Chronic viral hepatitis B without mention of hepatic coma with hepatitis delta
70.4Other specified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma
70.41Acute hepatitis C with hepatic coma
70.42Hepatitis delta without mention of active hepatitis B disease with hepatic coma
70.43Hepatitis E with hepatic coma
70.44Chronic hepatitis C with hepatic coma
70.49Other specified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma
70.5Other specified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic coma
70.51Acute hepatitis C without mention of hepatic coma
70.52Hepatitis delta without mention of active hepatitis B disease or hepatic coma
70.53Hepatitis E without mention of hepatic coma
70.54Chronic hepatitis C without mention of hepatic coma
70.59Other specified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic coma
70.6Unspecified viral hepatitis with hepatic coma
70.7Unspecified viral hepatitis c
70.7Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma
70.71Unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic coma
70.9Unspecified viral hepatitis without mention of hepatic coma
V02.6Carrier or suspected carrier of viral hepatitis
V02.60Viral hepatitis carrier, unspecified
V02.61Hepatitis B carrier
V02.62Hepatitis C carrier
V02.69Other viral hepatitis carrier
275Disorders of iron metabolism
275.01Hereditary hemochromatosis
275.02Hemochromatosis due to repeated red blood cell transfusions
275.03Other hemochromatosis
275.09Other disorders of iron metabolism
275.1Disorders of copper metabolism
Alcohol abuse, dependence, and/or overdose291Alcohol-induced mental disorders
291Alcohol withdrawal delirium
291.1Alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder
291.2Alcohol-induced persisting dementia
291.3Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with hallucinations
291.4Idiosyncratic alcohol intoxication
291.5Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder with delusions
291.8Other specified alcohol-induced mental disorders
291.81Alcohol withdrawal
291.82Alcohol-induced sleep disorder
291.89Other alcoholic psychosis
291.9Unspecified alcohol-induced mental disorders
303Alcohol dependence syndrome
303Acute alcoholic intoxication
303Acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism unspecified drinking behavior
303.01Acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism continuous drinking behavior
303.02Acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism episodic drinking behavior
303.03Acute alcoholic intoxication in alcoholism in remission
303.9Other and unspecified alcohol dependence
303.9Other and unspecified alcohol dependence unspecified drinking behavior
303.91Other and unspecified alcohol dependence continuous drinking behavior
303.92Other and unspecified alcohol dependence episodic drinking behavior
303.93Other and unspecified alcohol dependence in remission
Table 2 Clinical classification software categories used to identify comorbidities and associated diagnoses
CCS CategoryDiagnosis
98 and 99Hypertension
49 and 50Diabetes mellitus
138Esophageal disorders (excluding ICD-9-CM diagnoses f.or varices)
139Gastroduodenal ulcer
140Gastritis and/or duodenitis
141Other disorders of stomach and duodenum
142Appendicitis
143Abdmoninal and groin hernia
144Inflammatory bowel diseases
145Intestinal obstruction
146Diverticular disease
147Anal and rectal conditions
148Peritonitis and intestinal abscess
149Benign biliary tract disease
152Benign pancreatic disorders excluding diabetes mellitus
153Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
154Noninfectious gastroenteritis
Table 3 Disease Staging© (Thomson Reuters) classification system used to identify principal discharge diagnoses
Discharge categoryDescription
GIS03, GIS04, GIS18Benign anal-rectal disorders
GIS05Appendicitis
GIS09 or GIS37Inflammatory bowel disease
GIS10Diverticular disease
GIS17 or GIS84Gastroduodenitis
GIS19Hernia
GIS20Esophagitis
GIS25-30, HEP11, GIS82-83Upper gastrointestinal cancers
GIS31Gastroduodenal ulcer
HEP01 or HEP 84Gallstone related disorders
HEP12 or HEP85Non-malignant pancreatitis
HEP81 or HEP82Hepatobiliary malignancies
Table 4 Demographics and hospital outcomes of discharge records stratified by background liver disease n (%)
NAFLD (n = 32347)Other liver diseases (n = 271049)P valueMissing
Average age (yr)52.3 ± 16.555.3 ± 15.4< 0.00010
Female gender19027 (58.8)112788 (41.6)< 0.000178 (0.0003)
Non-elective admission25291 (78.4)231024 (85.4)< 0.0001521 (0.2)
Ethnicity< 0.000129349 (9.7)
White20536 (70.7)152778 (62.4)
Black2798 (9.6)45634 (18.6)
Hispanic4135 (14.2)32124 (13.1)
Asian/Pacific Islander592 (2.0)5720 (2.3)
Native American191 (0.7)2075 (0.9)
Other797 (2.7)6667 (2.7)
Diabetes mellitus14027 (43.4)78011 (28.9)< 0.0001
Hypertension18413 (56.9)129031 (47.6)< 0.0001
Obesity11920 (36.9)21677 (8.0)< 0.0001
Dyslipidemia12262 (37.9)42299 (15.6)< 0.0001
Metabolic syndrome9286 (28.7)23888 (8.8)< 0.0001
Location< 0.000113512 (4.4)
Central Metropolitan9115 (28.8)91426 (35.4)
Fringe Metropolitan8540 (27.0)58794 (22.8)
Metro below one million6003 (19.0)48308 (18.7)
50000-250000 population2563 (8.1)19519 (7.6)
Micropolitan3482 (11.0)24641 (9.5)
Other1948 (6.2)15545 (6.0)
Median zip code income ($)< 0.000113104 (4.3)
< 390008003 (25.3)89265 (34.5)
39000-479998140 (25.7)65082 (25.2)
48000-629998006 (25.3)58595 (22.7)
≥ 630007488 (23.7)45713 (17.7)
Primary payer< 0.0001870 (0.3)
Medicare10429 (32.3)104892 (38.8)
Medicaid4461 (13.8)65829 (24.4)
Private13602 (42.1)59410 (22.0)
Self-pay2454 (7.6)24729 (9.2)
No charge244 (0.8)2917 (1.1)
Other1107 (3.4)12452 (4.6)
Major operative procedure9804 (30.3)47187 (17.4)< 0.00010
Average total hospital charges ($)39607.3 ± 5251251665 ± 90685< 0.00010
Average length of hospital stay (d)4.7 ± 6.06.6 ± 9.7< 0.00010
Discharge disposition< 0.0001420 (0.001)
Routine25703 (79.5)167545 (61.9)
Acute care660 (2.0)9190 (3.4)
Another health facility2273 (7.0)39311 (14.5)
Home Health3114 (9.6)30276 (11.2)
AMA269 (0.8)7691 (2.8)
Other10 (0.03)479 (0.2)
Died in hospital301 (0.9)16154 (6.0)< 0.0001571 (0.2)
Aprdrg mortality risk< 0.0001347 (0.1)
Minor14347 (44.4)82849 (30.4)
Moderate11678 (36.1)84343 (31.1)
Major4921 (15.2)63614 (23.5)
Extreme1377 (4.3)40280 (14.9)
Aprdrg severity< 0.0001347 (0.1)
Minor functional loss814 (2.5)12242 (4.5)
Moderate functional loss18105 (56.0)88446 (32.6)
Major functional loss11156 (35.0)116365 (43.0)
Extreme functional loss2248 (7.0)53673 (19.8)
Associated Diagnoses
Abdominal Hernia3459 (10.7)12755 (4.7)< 0.0001
Appendiceal disorders254 (0.8)728 (0.3)< 0.0001
Benign anus-rectum disorders174 (0.5)1401 (0.5)0.62
Benign biliary disorders5421 (16.8)19306 (7.1)< 0.0001
Benign pancreatic disorders3379 (10.5)15898 (5.9)< 0.0001
Diverticular disease2845 (8.8)8697 (3.2)< 0.0001
Esophageal disorders (non-variceal)9114 (28.2)41835 (15.4)< 0.0001
Gastritis/duodenitis2163 (6.7)11220 (4.1)< 0.0001
Gastroduodenal ulcer1011 (3.1)7477 (2.8)0.002
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage1119 (3.5)23651 (8.7)< 0.0001
Gastrointestinal malignancies688 (2.1)6871 (2.5)< 0.0001
Hepatobiliary malignancies84 (0.3)7903 (2.9)< 0.0001
Inflammatory bowel disease555 (1.7)2659 (1.0)< 0.0001
Intestinal infection886 (2.7)5904 (2.2)< 0.0001
Intestinal obstruction1346 (4.2)7898 (2.9)< 0.0001
Peritonitis-abscess326 (1.0)5772 (2.1)< 0.0001
Principal discharge diagnoses
Appendicitis217 (0.7)554 (0.2)< 0.0001
Benign anus-rectal disorders163 (0.5)1694 (0.6)0.008
Benign pancreatitis2224 (6.9)7074 (2.6)< 0.0001
Diverticular disease898 (2.8)1805 (0.7)< 0.0001
Esophagitis306 (1.0)1762 (0.7)< 0.0001
Gallstone disorders2622 (8.1)5978 (2.2)< 0.0001
Gastroduodenal ulcer232 (0.7)2572 (1.0)< 0.0001
Gastroduodenitis713 (2.2)3481 (1.3)< 0.0001
Gastrointestinal malignancies338 (1.0)3017 (1.1)0.27
Hepatobiliary malignancies68 (0.2)2837 (1.1)< 0.0001
Hernia204 (0.6)1497 (0.6)0.07
Inflammatory bowel disease242 (0.8)696 (0.3)< 0.0001
Intestinal Infection235 (0.7)1999 (0.7)0.83
Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression for factors associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared to other liver diseases using associated diagnoses
VariableP valueOR (95%CI)
Age (reference ≤ 70 yr)< 0.00010.79 (0.76-0.83)
Gender (reference female)< 0.00010.58 (0.57-0.60)
Diabetes< 0.00011.41 (1.37-1.45)
Hypertension0.050.97 (0.94-1.0)
Obesity< 0.00014.47 (4.34-4.61)
Dyslipidemia< 0.00012.35 (2.28-2.42)
Location (reference central metropolitan)< 0.0001
50000-250000 population1.2 (1.1-1.3)
Fringe metropolitan1.1 (1.1-1.2)
Metro 250000 - one million population1.2 (1.1-1.2)
Micropolitan1.4 (1.4-1.5)
Other1.4 (1.3-1.4)
Income (reference ≥ $63000)< 0.0001
$39000-$479990.80 (0.77-0.83)
$48000-$629990.86 (0.82-0.89)
< $390000.64 (0.62-0.67)
Payer (reference private insurance)< 0.0001
Medicaid0.42 (0.41-0.43)
Medicare0.46 (0.44-0.47)
No charge0.61 (0.53-0.70)
Other0.55 (0.51-0.59)
Self-pay0.65 (0.62-0.68)
Associated diagnoses
Abdominal hernia< 0.00011.70 (1.63-1.79)
Appendiceal disorders< 0.00012.58 (2.19-3.04)
Benign biliary disorders< 0.00012.11 (2.03-2.19)
Benign pancreatic disorders< 0.00011.57 (1.50-1.64)
Diverticular disease< 0.00012.22 (2.11-2.34)
Esophageal disorders (non-variceal)< 0.00011.52 (1.48-1.57)
Gastroduodenal ulcer< 0.00011.41(1.33-1.49)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage< 0.00010.41 (0.38-0.44)
Gastrointestinal malignancies< 0.00010.83 (0.76-0.91)
Hepatobiliary malignancies< 0.00010.12 (0.10-0.15)
Inflammatory bowel disease< 0.00011.68 (1.52-1.86)
Intestinal infection< 0.00011.29 (1.19-1.40)
Intestinal obstruction< 0.00011.30 (1.22-1.39)
Peritonitis-abscess< 0.00010.47 (0.42-0.53)
Table 6 Multivariable logistic regression for factors associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease compared to other liver diseases using principal diagnoses
VariableP valueOR (95%CI)
Age (reference ≤ 70 yr)< 0.00010.84 (0.81-0.88)
Gender (reference female)< 0.00010.55 (0.53-0.56)
Diabetes< 0.00011.38 (1.35-1.42)
Obesity< 0.00014.75 (4.61-4.89)
Dyslipidemia< 0.00012.51 (2.44-2.58)
Location (reference central metropolitan)< 0.0001
50000-250000 population1.21 (1.14-1.27)
Fringe metropolitan1.12 (1.09-1.17)
Metro 250000 - one million population1.15 (1.11-1.20)
Micropolitan1.44 (1.37-1.51)
Other1.37 (1.29-1.45)
Income (reference > $63000)< 0.0001
$39000-$479990.80 (0.77-0.83)
$48000-$630000.86 (0.83-0.89)
< $390000.64 (0.62-0.67)
Payer (reference private insurance)< 0.0001
Medicaid0.42 (0.40-0.43)
Medicare0.47 (0.46-0.49)
No charge0.60 (0.52-0.69)
Other0.54 (0.50-0.58)
Self-pay0.62(0.59-0.65)
Principal discharge diagnosis
Appendicitis< 0.00013.53 (2.96-4.22)
Benign pancreatitis< 0.00012.95 (2.79-3.12)
Diverticular disease< 0.00014.26 (3.89-4.67)
Esophagitis< 0.00011.69 (1.48-1.93)
Gallstone disorders< 0.00013.59 (3.40-3.79)
Gastroduodenitis< 0.00012.09 (1.91-2.29)
Hepatobiliary malignancies< 0.00010.29 (0.22-0.37)
Hernia0.011.23 (1.04-1.45)
Inflammatory bowel disease< 0.00013.64 (3.10-4.28)
Table 7 Demographics and hospital outcomes of discharge records of patients with a principal discharge diagnosis of diverticular disease, gallstone disease or benign pancreatitis stratified by background liver disease n (%)
Diverticular disease (n = 2703)
Gallstone disease (n = 8600)
Benign pancreatitis (n = 9298)
NAFLD (n = 898)OLD (n = 1805)P valueNAFLD (n = 2622)OLD (n = 5978)P valueNAFLD (n = 2224)OLD (n = 7074)P value
Average age (yr)55.1 ± 13.562.7 ± 14.2< 0.000150.5 ± 16.757.7 ± 17.4< 0.000147.8 ± 15.551.9 ± 14.0< 0.0001
Female Gender501 (55.8)897 (49.7)< 0.0031606 (61.3)3056 (51.2)< 0.00011058 (47.6)2796 (39.5)< 0.0001
Non-elective admission791 (88.3)1612 (89.5)0.362305 (88.4)5137 (86.0)< 0.00012110 (95.1)6680 (94.5)< 0.0001
Ethnicity< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
White610 (74.5)1174 (72.1)1575 (65.3)3532 (65.5)1376 (67.8)3910 (60.8)
Black48 (5.9)236 (14.5)166 (6.9)633 (11.7)196 (9.7)1355 (21.1)
Hispanic128 (15.7)159 (9.8)519 (21.5%)882 (16.4)339 (16.7)854 (13.3)
Other33 (4.0)60 (3.7)152 (6.3)344 (6.4)119 (5.9)313 (4.9)
Diabetes mellitus276 (30.7)440 (24.4)0.0004816 (31.1)1603 (26.8)< 0.0001984 (44.2)1974 (27.9)< 0.0001
Hypertension490 (54.6)1021 (56.6)0.321285 (49.0)2892 (48.4)< 0.00011222 (55.0)3524 (49.8)< 0.0001
Obesity252 (28.1)200 (11.1)< 0.00011010 (38.5)770 (12.9)< 0.0001680 (30.6)561 (7.9)< 0.0001
Dyslipidemia319 (35.5)451 (25.0)< 0.0001818 (31.2)1233 (20.6)< 0.00011093 (49.2)1359 (19.2)< 0.0001
Metabolic syndrome178 (19.8)195 (10.8)< 0.0001567 (21.6)638 (10.7)< 0.0001662 (29.8)721 (10.2)< 0.0001
Location0.02< 0.0001< 0.0001
Central Metro268 (30.6)537 (30.7)835 (32.5)1775 (30.7)603 (27.8)2184 (32.6)
Fringe Metro247 (28.2)436 (24.9)707 (27.5)1379 (23.9)600 (27.6)1554 (23.2)
Metro below one million185 (21.1)322 (18.4)505(19.7)1132 (19.6)406 (18.7)1373 (20.5)
50000-25000053 (6.1)147 (8.4)160 (6.2)427 (7.4)185 (8.5)536 (8.0)
Micropolitan81 (9.3)187 (10.7)237 (9.2)651 (11.3)238 (11.0)626 (9.3)
Other42 (4.8)119 (6.8)124 (4.8)411 (7.1)140 (6.5)437 (6.5)
Median zip code income ($)0.0008< 0.0001< 0.0001
< 39000202 (22.8)502 (28.5)632 (24.6)166 (28.9)556 (25.6)2334 (34.4)
39000-47999209 (23.5)437 (24.8)640 (24.9)1550 (26.9)534 (24.6)1734 (25.5)
48000-63000233 (26.2)445 (25.2)676 (26.3)1446 (25.1)564 (25.9)1527 (22.5)
> 63000244 (27.5)380 (21.5)618 (24.1)1107 (19.2)520 (23.9)1196 (17.6)
Primary payer< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Medicare256 (28.5)866 (48.1)659 (25.2)2461 (41.2)523 (23.6)2028 (28.8)
Medicaid60 (6.7)181 (10.1)382 (14.6)1016 (17.0)320 (14.4)1682 (23.9)
Private469 (52.2)562 (31.2)1229 (46.9)1687 (28.3)971 (43.7)1742 (24.7)
Self-pay75 (8.4)119 (6.6)215 (8.2)531 (8.9)295 (13.3)1054 (15.0)
No charge6 (0.7)15 (0.8)27 (1.0)53 (0.9)24 (1.1)128 (1.8)
Other32 (3.6)58 (3.2)106 (4.1)219 (3.7)87 (3.9)418 (5.9)
Major operative procedure109 (12.1)333 (18.5)< 0.00012002 (76.4)3327 (55.7)< 0.0001294 (13.2)652 (9.2)< 0.0001
Average total hospital charges ($)26868.7 ± 26364.646666.9 ± 80222.8< 0.000140016.5 ± 32898.649682.8 ± 65425.9< 0.000132680.5 ± 42691.045115.5 ± 83193.4< 0.0001
Average length of hospital stay (d)4.2 ± 3.46.0 ± 8.3< 0.00014.0 ± 3.45.6 ± 6.1< 0.00014.9 ± 4.46.2 ± 8.4< 0.0001
Discharge Disposition< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Routine821 (91.4)1355 (75.2)2403 (91.8)4492 (75.3)2013 (90.5)5396 (76.3)
Acute care2 (0.2)33 (1.8)32 (1.2)240 (4.0)45 (2.0)209 (3.0)
Another health facility25 (2.8)158 (8.8)66 (2.5)503 (8.4)47 (2.1)480 (6.8)
Home Health44 (4.9)184 (10.2)101 (3.9)487 (8.2)86 (3.9)361 (5.1)
AMA5 (0.6)17 (0.9)14 (0.5)81 (1.4)22 (1.0)325 (4.6)
Other03 (0.2) 07 (0.1)04 (0.1)
Died in hospital1 (0.1)53 (2.9)< 0.00013 (0.1)157 (2.6)< 0.000111 (0.5)296 (4.2)< 0.0001
APRDRG Mortality risk< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Minor530 (59.0)783 (43.4)1457 (55.6)2123 (35.5)1177 (52.9)2658 (37.6)
Moderate278 (31.0)563 (31.2)936 (35.7)2095 (35.1)746 (33.5)2308 (32.6)
Major82 (9.1)291 (16.1)188 (7.2)1187 (19.9)238 (10.7)1318 (18.6)
Extreme8 (0.9)167 (9.3)37 (1.4)571 (9.6)61 (2.7)785 (11.1)
APRDRG Severity< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Minor functional loss0163 (9.0)1 (0.04%)377 (6.3)1 (0.04)347 (4.9)
Moderate functional loss645 (71.8)747 (41.4)1828 (69.7)2371 (39.7)1318 (59.3)2721 (38.5)
Major functional loss231 (25.7)697 (38.6)715 (27.3)2393 (40.0)791 (35.6)2855 (40.4)
Extreme functional loss22197 (10.9)74835 (14.0)112 (5.0)1146 (16.2)
 -2.5  -2.8