title: Prevalence of alcoholic liver disease among Korean adults: results from the fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Alcohol consumption continues to be a common cause of acute and chronic liver disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from a representative sample of 7,893 adults in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009 were analyzed. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) was defined through heavy alcohol consumption (≥40 g/day for men or ≥20 g/day for women) and through elevated liver tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Approximately 6.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.0-7.4) was at heavy alcohol consumption. Of these "heavy alcohol consumers", one quarter also had ALD. The prevalence of ALD was 1.7% (95% CI, 1.3-2.1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ALD is still a burden in the Korean population.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors: Seung Ha
authors: SH
authors: Park
authors: Chang Hoon
authors: CH
authors: Kim
authors: Dong Joon
authors: DJ
authors: Kim
authors: Jong Ha
authors: JH
authors: Park
authors: Tae Oh
authors: TO
authors: Kim
authors: Sung Yeun
authors: SY
authors: Yang
authors: Young Soo
authors: YS
authors: Moon
authors: Tae Nyun
authors: TN
authors: Kim
authors: Hyun Kuk
authors: HK
authors: Kim
authors: Ha Young
authors: HY
authors: Park
authors: Jung Goo
authors: JG
authors: Lee
authors: Heon Young
authors: HY
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors