(hthcnd02.txt, dated 6/99) Rate per 100,000 population of selected past-year health conditions by sex according to usual drinking level[1] in the past year among current drinkers[2]: NLAES, United States, 1992 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Both sexes age 18+ Male Female Drinking status/ --------- --------- --------- health condition Est. SE Est. SE Est. SE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Light drinker Enlarged liver, yellow jaundice cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease 3.2 0.7 3.7 1.1 2.7 0.8 Emphysema 3.8 0.7 5.4 1.4 2.1 0.6 Arthritis, osteoporosis or any other joint or bone disease 93.5 4.0 77.6 5.0 110.0 5.7 Vitamin deficiencies or anemia 22.0 1.8 5.6 1.4 38.9 3.2 Cancer 8.9 1.1 7.5 1.4 10.3 1.7 Diabetes 7.7 1.2 9.0 2.0 6.3 1.1 Convulsions or epilepsy 1.4 0.5 -- -- -- -- Stomach ulcer 25.1 1.9 18.3 2.4 32.2 2.9 Gastritis 21.1 1.8 15.7 2.3 26.6 2.8 Ulcer, gastritis, or other stomach disease 42.0 2.5 31.7 3.2 52.6 3.9 High blood cholesterol, high blood fat, or high lipid content 34.2 2.4 34.3 3.6 34.0 3.0 Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis 3.1 0.7 4.1 1.1 2.0 0.7 High blood pressure 43.9 2.7 43.6 4.1 44.2 3.5 Chest pain or angina pectoris 25.3 2.0 25.4 3.0 25.1 2.6 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia 20.3 1.8 15.1 2.3 25.7 2.7 Heart attack or myocardial infarction 5.0 0.8 7.0 1.5 2.8 0.7 Stroke or cerebrovascular accident 2.6 0.6 3.9 1.0 -- -- Any of the above circulatory diseases 100.4 4.0 97.3 5.9 103.7 5.2 Any of the above diseases 159.1 4.7 123.9 6.1 195.5 6.8 Moderate Drinker Enlarged liver, yellow jaundice cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease 3.4 0.8 4.3 1.1 -- -- Emphysema 4.4 1.0 3.9 1.1 5.2 2.1 Arthritis, osteoporosis or any other joint or bone disease 78.0 3.4 68.4 4.3 95.0 5.6 Vitamin deficiencies or anemia 17.3 1.7 5.8 1.3 37.7 4.0 Cancer 8.8 1.3 7.8 1.8 10.6 1.9 Diabetes 8.4 1.2 8.6 1.6 8.2 2.1 Convulsions or epilepsy 1.3 0.4 -- -- -- -- Stomach ulcer 22.4 2.0 21.0 2.7 24.8 3.0 Gastritis 18.5 1.7 15.1 2.0 24.4 3.3 Ulcer, gastritis, or other stomach disease 37.1 2.5 32.7 3.1 45.0 4.2 High blood cholesterol, high blood fat, or high lipid content 27.8 2.1 28.6 2.8 26.3 2.8 Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis 4.6 0.7 5.7 1.1 2.8 0.8 High blood pressure 43.2 3.0 44.6 4.2 40.5 3.6 Chest pain or angina pectoris 22.9 2.1 22.2 2.8 24.1 2.9 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia 19.0 1.9 13.1 1.9 29.3 3.4 Heart attack or myocardial infarction 4.0 0.9 4.9 1.1 -- -- Stroke or cerebrovascular accident 3.2 0.7 3.5 0.9 -- -- Any of the above circulatory diseases 94.7 4.2 93.8 5.7 96.3 5.5 Any of the above diseases 136.7 4.6 115.9 5.8 173.5 7.3 Heavier drinker Enlarged liver, yellow jaundice cirrhosis, hepatitis, or other liver disease 9.8 1.8 9.2 2.0 11.7 4.1 Emphysema 9.3 2.3 11.3 3.0 -- -- Arthritis, osteoporosis or any other joint or bone disease 90.3 5.8 75.1 6.2 140.3 15.3 Vitamin deficiencies or anemia 14.8 2.5 6.3 1.7 42.9 8.2 Cancer 17.3 2.6 13.9 2.7 28.3 7.4 Diabetes 10.7 2.1 8.6 2.0 17.5 5.9 Convulsions or epilepsy -- -- -- -- -- -- Stomach ulcer 37.1 4.3 37.8 4.7 34.8 7.5 Gastritis 18.7 2.8 15.0 3.0 31.1 7.0 Ulcer, gastritis, or other stomach disease 52.4 4.9 49.0 5.4 63.6 9.8 High blood cholesterol, high blood fat, or high lipid content 39.3 4.4 36.8 4.3 47.6 10.2 Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis 2.7 0.9 -- -- -- -- High blood pressure 55.8 4.8 55.0 4.8 58.5 11.2 Chest pain or angina pectoris 30.1 3.9 31.1 4.7 27.0 6.4 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia 17.8 2.5 17.0 3.0 20.4 4.8 Heart attack or myocardial infarction 6.5 1.6 7.1 2.0 -- -- Stroke or cerebrovascular accident 5.3 1.5 4.8 1.7 -- -- Any of the above circulatory diseases 115.8 7.4 113.7 7.8 122.7 14.0 Any of the above diseases 174.3 8.3 149.0 8.9 257.3 19.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Light drinker: fewer than 3 drinks per week on average. Moderate drinker: 3 to fewer than 14 drinks per week on average. Heavier drinker: 2 or more drinks per day on average. [2] Current drinker: 12 or more drinks of alcohol in past year. -- Fewer than 10 respondents in this cell. 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).