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Rate per 100,000 population of selected past year health conditions by sex according to drinking status[1] in the past year: NLAES, United States, 1992.


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Drinking status/health condition

Both sexes age 18+

Male

Female

Est.

SE

Est.

SE

Est.

SE

Current drinker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enlarged liver, yellow jaundice cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease

4.4

0.5

5.2

0.7

3.2

0.6

Emphysema

5.0

0.6

6.1

0.9

3.2

0.8

Arthritis, osteoporosis or any other joint or bone disease

87.2

2.5

73.1

2.9

108.7

4.3

Vitamin deficiencies or anemia

19.0

1.1

5.9

0.8

39.0

2.4

Cancer

10.2

0.8

8.9

1.1

12.2

1.4

Diabetes

8.5

0.8

8.7

1.1

8.0

1.1

Convulsions or epilepsy

1.5

0.4

1.1

0.5

2.2

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stomach ulcer

26.2

1.3

23.7

1.7

29.9

2.1

Gastritis

19.6

1.2

15.2

1.3

26.3

2.1

Ulcer, gastritis, or other stomach disease

41.9

1.7

36.8

2.1

51.2

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High blood cholesterol, high blood fat, or high lipid content

32.4

1.6

32.3

2.1

32.4

2.3

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

3.6

0.4

4.2

0.6

2.6

0.5

High blood pressure

45.9

2.0

46.7

2.7

44.7

2.6

Chest pain or angina pectoris

25.3

1.4

25.7

1.9

24.7

1.8

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

19.4

1.2

14.8

1.4

26.5

2.0

Heart attack or myocardia infarction

4.9

0.5

6.2

0.8

2.9

0.6

Stroke or cerebrovascular accident

3.3

0.4

3.9

0.6

2.3

0.5

Any of the above circulatory diseases

101.0

3.0

99.6

3.8

103.1

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any of the above diseases

153.2

3.2

125.8

4.0

194.8

5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Drinker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enlarged liver, yellow jaundice cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease

6.6

1.0

5.7

1.2

7.5

1.5

Emphysema

16.2

1.6

20.0

2.5

12.4

1.7

Arthritis, osteoporosis or any other joint or bone disease

169.1

4.8

146.4

6.5

191.8

7.1

Vitamin deficiencies or anemia

32.9

2.3

11.2

1.9

54.6

4.0

Cancer

20.8

1.7

24.7

2.7

16.8

2.1

Diabetes

34.8

2.2

36.5

3.1

33.1

3.3

Convulsions or epilepsy

3.0

0.6

3.5

1.0

2.6

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stomach ulcer

41.6

2.6

44.1

3.8

39.2

2.9

Gastritis

35.8

2.2

25.8

2.9

45.9

3.5

Ulcer, gastritis, or other stomach disease

69.4

3.2

62.8

4.5

76.0

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High blood cholesterol, high blood fat, or high lipid content

55.3

2.7

54.7

3.9

56.0

3.7

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

14.3

1.4

19.6

2.5

9.0

1.3

High blood pressure

81.9

3.3

79.9

4.5

84.0

4.4

Chest pain or angina pectoris

54.3

2.8

56.8

4.3

51.9

3.4

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

37.2

2.2

31.6

3.2

42.8

2.9

Heart attack or myocardia infarction

14.8

1.3

17.8

2.1

11.8

1.8

Stroke or cerebrovascular accident

10.2

1.3

15.2

2.4

5.2

0.9

Any of the above circulatory diseases

177.4

4.7

179.5

6.9

175.3

5.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any of the above diseases

272.1

5.7

239.5

7.6

304.7

8.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifetime abstainer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enlarged liver, yellow jaundice cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease

4.6

0.7

3.3

0.9

5.2

0.8

Emphysema

6.6

0.7

6.6

1.4

6.6

0.8

Arthritis, osteoporosis or any other joint or bone disease

157.0

3.5

81.8

4.7

190.1

4.3

Vitamin deficiencies or anemia

29.9

1.6

5.3

1.1

40.7

2.2

Cancer

13.9

1.1

13.8

2.0

14.0

1.2

Diabetes

32.9

1.8

28.2

3.3

35.0

2.1

Convulsions or epilepsy

3.7

0.5

5.9

1.3

2.7

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stomach ulcer

35.2

1.7

28.6

3.1

38.1

2.0

Gastritis

25.6

1.5

17.4

2.2

29.2

1.9

Ulcer, gastritis, or other stomach disease

54.3

2.1

41.5

3.5

59.9

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High blood cholesterol, high blood fat, or high lipid content

44.9

2.2

26.6

3.0

53.0

2.6

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

10.4

0.8

10.1

1.9

10.6

0.9

High blood pressure

91.3

3.4

64.1

4.3

103.3

4.0

Chest pain or angina pectoris

42.6

2.0

30.2

2.9

48.1

2.4

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

34.1

1.6

18.6

2.6

40.9

2.1

Heart attack or myocardia infarction

12.0

1.1

12.3

1.9

11.8

1.3

Stroke or cerebrovascular accident

9.4

0.9

11.9

1.8

8.4

1.0

Any of the above circulatory diseases

167.9

4.1

120.8

5.8

188.7

5.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any of the above diseases

240.9

4.4

157.7

6.9

277.7

5.1

[1] Current drinker: 12 or more drinks in the past year. Former drinker: 12 or more drinks in any 1 year, but not in the past year. Lifetime abstainer: never had 12 or more drinks in any year of life.

Note: Table abbreviates Est. for estimate and SE for standard error. A medical condition was not counted unless the respondent also indicated that a doctor or other health professional had diagnosed the condition.

Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Stinson, F.S.; Yi, H.; Grant, B.F.; Chou, P.; Dawson, D.A.; and Pickering, R. Drinking in the United States: Main Findings from the 1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey (NLAES). U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual, Vol. 6, 1st Edition. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology (November 1998).

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