| Studies (N) | General population at baseline (N) | ARLD patients (n) | Total follow-up (person- years) | Incidence (per 1000 person-years, 95%CI) | I2 ** (%) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incidence | 7 | 60,619,863 | 62,819 | 368,565,116.7 | 0.208 (0.125–0.305) | 100 |  < 0.001 |
Male |  |  | 52,048 |  | 0.163 (0.095–0.244) | 100 |  < 0.001 |
Female |  |  | 10,771 |  | 0.035 (0.015–0.062) | 99.99 |  < 0.001 |