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Gamma‐Glutamyl Transpeptidase and High‐Density Lipoproteins Cholesterol in Male Problem Drinkers: Advantages of a Composite Index for Predicting Alcohol Consumption
Author(s) -
SanchezCraig Martha,
Annis Helen M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1981.tb05357.x
Subject(s) - index (typography) , alcohol consumption , cholesterol , alcohol , composite number , consumption (sociology) , composite index , medicine , chemistry , statistics , psychology , biochemistry , econometrics , mathematics , materials science , computer science , composite material , sociology , composite indicator , world wide web , social science
Forty mate problem drinkers, participants of a treatment follow‐up study, were assessed for levels of y‐glutamyl transpeptidase (GGTP) and high‐density lipoproteins cholesterol (HDL‐C) in relationship to self‐reported alcohol consumption over the previous 3‐week period. A composite index of GGTP and HDL‐C was superior to GGTP or HDL‐C alone in discriminating abstinent/light, moderate, and heavy drinkers.