Population-Attributable Fractions of Risk Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States

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Authors

Tania M. Welzel · Goethe University Frankfurt

Barry I. Graubard · United States Department of Health and Human Services

Sabah M. Quraishi · Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Stefan Zeuzem · Goethe University Frankfurt

Jessica A. Davila · Veterans Health Administration

Hashem B. El‐Serag · Veterans Health Administration

Katherine A. McGlynn

Abstract

The dominant risk factors for HCC in the United States among persons ≥68 years differ by sex and race/ethnicity. Overall, eliminating diabetes/obesity could reduce the incidence of HCC more than the elimination of any other factor.

Topics & Keywords

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 108, Issue 8, pp. 1314-1321

DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2013.160

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 17.72