Gender Difference in Alcoholic Liver Disease

摘要: Alcoholic liver disease occurs after prolonged heavy drinking, particularly among persons who are physically dependent on alcohol. is pathologically classified into three forms: fatty (hepatic steatosis), alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. There considerable overlap these conditions. The incidence of increases in a dose-dependent manner proportionally to the cumulative intake. Alcoholism increasing females, owing decline social stigma attached drinking ready availability alcohol supermarkets. In general, however, males have greater opportunity for drinking. United States, National Comorbidity Survey estimated that, at some time their lives, 6.4% females 12.5% will meet criteria abuse (Kessler et al., 1994). Italian longitudinal study aging showed that 42% elderly 12% were lifelong abstainers (Buja 2010). Japan, based data from Nutrition Survey, drinkers with daily consumption exceeded 40 g ethanol per day 60 more frequently observed (Figure 1). Despite male predominance alcoholism, chronic induces rapid severe injury than males.