Educational disparities in alcohol‐related liver disease mortality in the 21st century: Beyond deaths of despair?
Disparities in ALD+ mortality by educational attainment widened substantially between 2001 and 2020. Findings are partially consistent with the "deaths of despair" framework that initially focused on mortality among middle-aged non-Hispanic Whites but also reveal widening disparities in other demographic groups. Increased alcohol consumption alone is unlikely to fully explain these trends. Identification of social, behavioral, and medical factors contributing to increasing ALD+ deaths will shed light on opportunities for intervention focused on factors beyond alcohol consumption.
Authors
- Jeffrey F. Scherrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-2863)
- Jennifer K. Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-0624)
- Joanne Salas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5604-7954)
- Richard A. Grucza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-6875)
- Ruizhi Huang
- Sarah Gebauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3790-6490)
- Kevin Y. Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6595-695X)
- Joel Jihwan Hwang
Institutions
- St Louis Community College (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70194
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health