[hthcnd1.txt, dated 4/06] Rate per 1,000 population of selected past-year health conditions, by sex, according to drinking status[1] in the past year, United States, NESARC, 2001–2002. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Both sexes age 18+ Male Female Drinking status/ --------- --------- --------- health condition Rate S.E. Rate S.E. Rate S.E. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis.... 15.80 0.79 17.42 1.27 14.31 0.92 High blood pressure or hypertension........ 185.24 3.86 171.30 4.56 198.07 4.25 Cirrhosis of the liver. 2.15 0.28 3.17 0.52 1.22 0.25 Any other form of liver disease............. 5.26 0.42 6.31 0.68 4.30 0.44 Chest pain or angina pectoris............ 37.56 1.47 34.56 1.83 40.32 1.91 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia......... 39.31 1.48 29.51 1.64 48.33 2.18 Heart attack or myocardial infarction.......... 8.93 0.55 10.73 0.83 7.27 0.64 Any other form of heart disease............. 27.25 1.16 27.44 1.71 27.07 1.36 Stomach ulcer.......... 23.17 0.96 19.80 1.29 26.27 1.27 Gastritis.............. 42.23 1.39 31.45 1.73 52.15 1.95 Arthritis.............. 170.37 4.27 129.88 4.36 207.64 5.22 Schizophrenia or psychotic illness... 3.40 0.36 3.30 0.56 3.49 0.46 Any of the above diseases............ 329.25 6.05 293.78 6.90 361.88 6.57 Current drinker Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis.... 10.66 0.83 13.01 1.21 8.06 0.92 High blood pressure or hypertension........ 152.45 3.36 152.43 4.42 152.46 4.13 Cirrhosis of the liver. 1.69 0.35 2.65 0.63 #0.63 0.24 Any other form of liver disease............. 4.26 0.49 4.79 0.69 3.67 0.61 Chest pain or angina pectoris............ 27.46 1.33 27.96 1.73 26.91 1.90 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia......... 30.07 1.44 24.77 1.73 35.95 2.02 Heart attack or myocardial infarction.......... 4.75 0.43 5.96 0.71 3.40 0.55 Any other form of heart disease............. 19.15 1.11 21.58 1.64 16.45 1.32 Stomach ulcer.......... 19.29 0.97 16.85 1.27 21.99 1.35 Gastritis.............. 37.41 1.58 29.82 1.90 45.83 2.23 Arthritis.............. 138.80 3.81 113.86 4.26 166.47 4.89 Schizophrenia or psychotic illness... 3.06 0.45 3.12 0.70 3.01 0.52 Any of the above diseases............ 288.80 5.36 270.48 6.68 309.12 6.14 Former drinker Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis.... 25.48 1.99 30.05 3.65 21.57 2.25 High blood pressure or hypertension........ 279.66 6.76 263.81 9.75 293.19 8.50 Cirrhosis of the liver. 4.60 0.84 6.46 1.65 3.02 0.82 Any other form of liver disease............. 9.87 1.37 12.95 2.47 7.24 1.29 Chest pain or angina pectoris............ 65.77 3.82 63.35 5.28 67.83 4.65 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia......... 63.62 3.46 49.09 4.51 76.02 5.09 Heart attack or myocardial infarction.......... 18.74 1.94 24.49 2.82 13.84 2.28 Any other form of heart disease............. 47.77 2.87 49.66 4.73 46.15 3.81 Stomach ulcer.......... 36.37 2.63 33.68 4.12 38.67 3.37 Gastritis.............. 60.70 3.21 45.53 4.56 73.65 4.77 Arthritis.............. 266.46 7.68 217.29 10.26 308.42 9.54 Schizophrenia or psychotic illness... 5.67 0.93 4.59 1.15 6.59 1.34 Any of the above diseases............ 464.89 8.77 428.67 12.22 495.80 0.52 Lifetime abstainer Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis.... 25.58 2.31 26.68 4.74 25.06 2.67 High blood pressure or hypertension........ 215.01 8.48 155.65 10.66 243.06 9.75 Cirrhosis of the liver. #1.46 0.52 #1.67 1.10 #1.36 0.54 Any other form of liver disease............. 4.44 0.90 #6.21 2.33 3.60 0.72 Chest pain or angina pectoris............ 47.59 3.15 34.22 4.70 53.91 3.79 Rapid heart beat or tachycardia......... 49.98 3.61 30.85 4.39 59.02 4.54 Heart attack or myocardial infarction.......... 14.95 1.72 20.59 3.72 12.29 1.73 Any other form of heart disease............. 37.40 3.16 31.95 4.93 39.97 3.71 Stomach ulcer.......... 24.70 2.08 18.25 3.34 27.74 2.70 Gastritis.............. 42.02 2.73 21.37 3.44 51.78 3.65 Arthritis.............. 193.83 8.73 103.78 8.42 236.37 0.90 Schizophrenia or psychotic illness... 2.39 0.58 #2.61 1.05 #2.28 0.69 Any of the above diseases............ 346.77 11.62 244.77 13.70 394.96 3.33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.E.: standard error. # Unreliable estimate with relative standard error > 0.3. [1] Current drinker: 1 or more drinks in the past year. Former drinker: at least 1 drink in life, but not in the past year. Lifetime abstainer: never had 1 or more drinks in life. Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Chen, C.M.; Yi, H.; Falk D.E., Stinson, F.S.; Dawson, D.A.; and Grant, B.F. Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder in the United States: Main Findings from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual, Vol. 8, Number 1. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, (January 2006).