Open AccessEstimation of Alcohol Intake from Laboratory Results
Author(s) -
John B. Whitfield,
W.J. Hensley,
David P. Bryden,
Hugh Gallagher
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of clinical biochemistry international journal of laboratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1758-1001
pISSN - 0004-5632
DOI - 10.1177/000456327801500172
Subject(s) - mean corpuscular volume , gamma glutamyltransferase , uric acid , alcohol intake , alanine aminotransferase , medicine , alcohol , environmental health , physiology , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , biochemistry , hematocrit , enzyme
Subjects with abnormalities in a number of laboratory tests were shown to have higher than usual probabilities of being heavy drinkers. Quantitative estimates have been made of the probabilities of heavy drinking from the results of the following tests: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, mean corpuscular volume, uric acid, triglyceride, and aspartate aminotransferase. In men, but not in women, there was a clear increase in this probability with increasing test results for these five tests, which may prove useful in the detection of individuals who are at risk from their drinking habits.
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