[hthcnd01.txt, dated 8/99] 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Both sexes age 18+ Male Female Drinking status/ --------- --------- --------- health condition 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 myocardial 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 myocardial 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 myocardial 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).