[Value of some biological variables for the diagnosis of alcoholism in a hospital population].

Abstract:

:279 male patients consecutively admitted to a medical ward were interviewed about their drinking habits using a CAGE-like questionnaire and were subdivided into teetotallers, normal-, borderline-, heavy-drinkers. The mean values of the following laboratory tests resulted significantly different in heavy drinkers compared with the others: mean cell volume, gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase, serum urea (BUN), SGOT, SGPT, total bilirubin. No significant difference was found for triglycerides, uric acid, albumin and gamma-globulins. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values of positive test and negative test, "goodness" were calculated for each of the 6 above-mentioned tests. Each of them had a linear correlation (inverse for BUN, direct for the others) between amount of alcohol intake and level of the test.

journal_name

Minerva Med

journal_title

Minerva medica

authors

Maccari S,Zanoni P,Vignoli R,Tramaloni C,Buia M,Castagnetti E,Fornaciari G,Plancher AC

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-11-17 00:00:00

pages

2125-30

issue

44

eissn

0026-4806

issn

1827-1669

journal_volume

76

pub_type

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