We thank Sun and colleagues for their interest in our paper. While our study cohort is not derived from the general population, the proportion of males (78.4%) in our cohort… Click to show full abstract
We thank Sun and colleagues for their interest in our paper. While our study cohort is not derived from the general population, the proportion of males (78.4%) in our cohort of Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) cirrhosis is consistent with the expected distribution in a U.S veteran population which is 94% male. We agree that prevalence of smoking, diabetes mellitus and obesity are higher among Veterans compared to the general population; we adjusted for them in multivariable models.
               
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