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World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2025; 17(11): 112430
Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i11.112430
Published online Nov 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i11.112430
Epidemiology and clinical features of alcoholic liver disease in Hainan Province, China
Da-Ya Zhang, Fei-Hu Bai, Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570216, Hainan Province, China
Da Li, Shi-Mei Huang, Chen Chen, Fan Zeng, Graduate School, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, Hainan Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang DY and Bai FH participated in the design of this study and performed the statistical analysis, drafted the manuscript; Li D and Huang SM recruited participants; Chen C and Zeng F participated in the data collection; Zhang DY revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by the Hainan Medical University Academic Enhancement Support Program, No. XSTS2025001; National Clinical Key Speciality Capacity Building Project, No. 202330; Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center, No. 2021818; Specific Research Fund of The Innovation Platform for Academicians of Hainan Province, No. YSPTZX202313; Joint Project on Health Science and Technology Innovation in Hainan Province, No. SQ2023WSJK0301; and Hainan Province Education Reform Project, No. hnjg2024-67.
Institutional review board statement: The protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the Second Hospital of Hainan Medical University (No. LW20222161) and performed per Helsinki’s Declaration.
Informed consent statement: All participants provided written informed consent for data collection and storage. All data collected were anonymized at the point of collection using unique study identification numbers. All electronic data were stored on password-protected servers, and physical questionnaires were stored in locked cabinets accessible only to the principal investigators to ensure participant confidentiality.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Fei-Hu Bai, PhD, Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, No. 368 Yehai Avenue, Longhua District, Haikou 570216, Hainan Province, China. baifeihu_hy@163.com
Received: July 28, 2025
Revised: September 8, 2025
Accepted: November 4, 2025
Published online: November 27, 2025
Processing time: 123 Days and 20.9 Hours
Revised: September 8, 2025
Accepted: November 4, 2025
Published online: November 27, 2025
Processing time: 123 Days and 20.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The rates of drinking, hazardous drinking, harmful drinking, and detection of alcoholic liver disease in Hainan Province were 31.73%, 14.53%, 5.03%, and 5.25% respectively. The above rates were higher for males than for females, increasing with income. It is crucial to actively promote healthy lifestyle choices, with a strong emphasis on abstinence from alcohol or, at the very least, the strict limitation of alcohol consumption, to mitigate these associated health risks.