Childhood Household Dysfunction and Low Household Income Associate with Increased Risk of Cirrhosis in Adults

Collaborators, Affiliations

Strive Study Team:
Donna Niedzwiecki², Lesley Miller⁷, Giorgio Roccaro⁸, Andrew M Moon⁹, Bess Smith¹⁰, Andrew J Muir¹¹

¹ Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina.
² Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Human Health and the Environment North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
⁶ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: cynthia.moylan@duke.edu.
⁷ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁸ Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
¹⁰ Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
¹¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina.

Kaia C Miller et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025 Aug.

. 2025 Aug;23(9):1658-1661.e2.

doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.02.012. Epub 2025 Apr 9.

Strive Study Team:
Donna Niedzwiecki², Lesley Miller⁷, Giorgio Roccaro⁸, Andrew M Moon⁹, Bess Smith¹⁰, Andrew J Muir¹¹

¹ Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina.
² Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁵ Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Human Health and the Environment North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
⁶ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: cynthia.moylan@duke.edu.
⁷ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁸ Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
¹⁰ Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
¹¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina.

Abstract

Disclosures: No conflicts of interest to report.

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