Peptic ulcer disease in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease hospitalizations: A new challenge on the horizon in the United States

Table 4 Comparative analysis of outcomes for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease hospitalizations with peptic ulcer disease and non-NAFLD hospitalizations with peptic ulcer disease in the United States from 2009-2019

Outcomes	NAFLD hospitalizations with PUD	Non-NAFLD hospitalizations with PUD	P value
Inpatient mortality (%)	2	3	0.0004
Gender-specific inpatient mortality (%)			< 0.001
Male	38	54
Female	62	46
Race-specific inpatient mortality (%)			< 0.001
White	70	72
Black	6	12
Hispanic	16	9
Asian	3	4
Native American	3	1
Others	3	3
Age-group specific inpatient mortality (%)			< 0.001
18-34	1	2
35-49	13	7
50-64	39	30
65-79	44	49
≥ 80	2	12
Length of stay (d)	11.6	12.1	< 0.001
Total healthcare cost ($)	178598	184727	< 0.001
Complications (%)
Bleeding	8	6	0.2
Perforations	14	18	0.1

NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; PUD: Peptic ulcer disease.