TABLE 2.
Baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients with AH according to HOUSES quartiles
| Q1 (N = 91); n (%) | Q2 (N = 51); n (%) | Q3 (N = 29); n (%) | Q4 (N = 33); n (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 26 (28.6) | 19 (37.3) | 13 (44.8) | 14 (42.4) | 0.339 |
| Male | 65 (71.4) | 32 (62.7) | 16 (55.2) | 19 (57.6) | — |
| Age | |||||
| Median | 49.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 0.053 |
| Q1, Q3 | 42.0, 57.0 | 44.0, 58.0 | 48.0, 62.0 | 42.0, 58.0 | — |
| Race | |||||
| White | 82 (94.3) | 46 (92.0) | 27 (96.4) | 30 (93.8) | 0.807 |
| Black | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Asian | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (3.1) | — |
| Am Indian | 0 | 1 (2.0) | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other | 2 (2.3) | 2 (4.0) | 0 | 1 (3.1) | — |
| BMI | |||||
| Median | 26.8 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 25.5 | 0.234 |
| Q1, Q3 | 23.5, 30.9 | 23.6, 33.0 | 24.8, 32.0 | 23.1, 32.8 | — |
| HTN | 43 (47.3) | 26 (51.0) | 18 (62.1) | 17 (51.5) | 0.525 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 23 (25.3) | 14 (27.5) | 9 (31.0) | 12 (36.4) | 0.676 |
| DM | 12 (13.2) | 9 (17.6) | 6 (20.7) | 4 (12.1) | 0.77 |
| HCV | 16 (17.6) | 5 (9.8) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.0) | 0.049 |
| Tobacco use | 79 (86.8) | 34 (66.7) | 20 (69.0) | 19 (57.6) | 0.005 |
| Intravenous drug use | 13 (14.3) | 3 (5.9) | 0 | 0 | 0.022 |
| Depression | 42 (46.2) | 25 (49.0) | 10 (34.5) | 17 (51.5) | 0.487 |
| Anxiety | 23 (25.3) | 13 (25.5) | 7 (24.1) | 14 (42.4) | 0.075 |
| Addiction therapy | 44 (48.4) | 23 (45.1) | 8 (27.6) | 15 (46.9) | 0.223 |
| Primary care | 51 (56.0) | 29 (56.9) | 16 (55.2) | 20 (60.6) | 0.938 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 31 (34.1) | 9 (17.6) | 5 (17.2) | 15 (45.5) | 0.001 |
| Married | 16 (17.6) | 22 (43.1) | 16 (55.2) | 11 (33.3) | — |
| Divorced | 43 (47.3) | 19 (37.3) | 7 (24.1) | 6 (18.2) | — |
| Widowed | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.0) | — |
| Cirrhosis present | 54 (59.3) | 35 (68.6) | 22 (75.9) | 23 (69.7) | 0.213 |
| MELD | |||||
| Median | 20.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 0.212 |
| Q1, Q3 | 17.0, 25.0 | 18.0, 29.0 | 19.0, 26.0 | 18.0, 25.0 | — |
| Ascites | 46 (50.5) | 26 (51.0) | 21 (72.4) | 21 (63.6) | 0.082 |
| Variceal hemorrhage | 7 (7.7) | 3 (5.9) | 3 (10.3) | 6 (18.2) | 0.344 |
| HE | 28 (30.8) | 17 (33.3) | 13 (44.8) | 10 (30.3) | 0.491 |
| Acute kidney injury | 21 (23.1) | 11 (21.6) | 9 (31.0) | 4 (12.1) | 0.290 |
| Sepsis | 16 (17.6) | 13 (25.5) | 7 (24.1) | 1 (3.0) | 0.055 |
| ICU admission | 34 (37.4) | 18 (35.3) | 10 (34.5) | 8 (24.2) | 0.453 |
| Death within 30 d | 10 (11.0) | 8 (15.7) | 5 (17.2) | 3 (9.1) | 0.412 |
| Death within 180 d | 19 (20.8) | 14 (27.4) | 8 (27.6) | 4 (12.1) | 0.334 |
Abbreviations: AH, alcohol-associated hepatitis; BMI, body mass index; HOUSES, HOUsing-based index of SocioEconomic Status; ICU, intensive care unit; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease.