Search results for "Liver disorders"
showing 1 items of 1 documents
The association between education level and chronic liver disease of any etiology
2020
Abstract Background The potential link between educational level and chronic liver diseases (CLD) were explored using the mortality records of liver cirrhosis, which lack accuracy and are unable to identify the different etiological factors of liver cirrhosis. Information on the association of low educational level with the severity of CLD is lacking. Aim To evaluate the potential association linking education level to etiology and clinical stage of CLD cases. Methods Consecutive enrolment of 11,107 subjects with CLD aged≥18 years prospectively recruited in two national surveys in 2001 and 2014 at one of the participating Italian liver units throughout the country. Subjects were pooled in t…