Association of life's essential 8 with mortalities in patients with alcohol-related liver disease.

BACKGROUND

Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) and cardiovascular diseases share some common risk factors. This study aims to investigate the associations between Life's Essential 8 (LE8), a comprehensive measure of cardiovascular health (CVH), and outcomes of ALD.

METHODS

Data were obtained from the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Cox proportional hazards models were employed to assess the relationships between LE8 and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with ALD. Additionally, restricted cubic splines (RCS), piecewise regression, and subgroup analyses were conducted.

RESULTS

A total of 5321 ALD patients were included in this study with a mean LE8 score of 67.38. During a median follow-up period of 63 months, 228 all-cause deaths were recorded. After adjusting for potential confounders, the risk of all-cause mortality in the high CVH group decreased by 53.7% compared to the low CVH group (HR = 0.463, 95%CI = 0.223-0.965). The result was robust in subgroup analyses. The RCS analysis indicated a non-linear relationship between LE8 and cardiovascular mortality, showing that the risk of cardiovascular mortality decreased with increasing LE8 scores for values below 71.12 (HR = 0.949, 95% CI = 0.915-0.984).

CONCLUSIONS

LE8 score is inversely and linearly linked to all-cause mortality in ALD patients. Promoting adherence to optimal cardiovascular health may unveil additional strategies for the effective management of ALD patients and contribute to reducing their long-term mortality.