Clinical features of alcoholic hepatitis in latinos and caucasians: A single center experience

Figure 1 Emergency department visits for alcohol-related issues. There was a significant difference in the mean number of ED visits for alcohol related issues between ethnicities. Latinos had a significant higher mean number of ED visits for alcohol related issues compared to Caucasians (9.5 ± 10.8 vs 4.1 ± 4.1 ED visits, P ≤ 0.001). ED: Emergency department.

Figure 2 Hospitalizations for alcohol-related issues. There was a significant difference in the mean number of hospital admissions for alcohol related issues between ethnicities. Latinos had a higher mean number of hospital admissions for alcohol related issues compared to Caucasians (5.3 ± 5.6 vs 2.7 ± 2.7 admissions, P = 0.001).

Figure 3 Clinical manifestations of alcoholic hepatitis. There was a significant difference in the proportion of patients who experienced GIB, SBP, encephalopathy, and recurrence of AH between ethnicities. A: A significant higher proportion of Latinos experienced GIB compared to Caucasians (79.7% vs 45.3%, P < 0.001); B: A significantly higher proportion of Latinos experienced SBP compared to Caucasians (26.6% vs 9.5%, P = 0.003); C: A significant higher proportion of Latinos experienced encephalopathy compared to Caucasians (81.2% vs 55.5%, P = 0.001); D: A higher proportion of Latinos had recurrent AH compared to Caucasians (32.8% vs 11.7%, P = 0.005). AH: Alcoholic hepatitis; GIB: Gastrointestinal bleeding; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Figure 4 Survival by ethnicity. There was no significant difference in the median survival between ethnicities as shown on Kaplan-Meier Plot. The median survival in years between Latinos and Caucasians was not significantly different (12.1 yr vs 4.6 yr, P = 0.055).