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Comparative Study
. 1991;26(3):353-9.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a045122.

Comparison of questionnaire and biochemical markers to detect alcohol abuse in a West Indian population

B Pileire  1 , J Bredent-Bangou, M Valentino
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Comparative Study

Comparison of questionnaire and biochemical markers to detect alcohol abuse in a West Indian population

B Pileire et al. Alcohol Alcohol. 1991.

Abstract

This study bears upon the respective validity of biochemical markers and questionnaires to detect alcohol abuse in a population with a high rate of alcohol-linked neurological complications. GammaGT and apoprotein AII were the most powerful of eight studied biochemical markers in detecting two-thirds of excessive drinkers. The CAGE questionnaire identified 74% of moderate drinkers and 94% of excessive drinkers with a life style and patterns of alcohol consumption different from previously tested target populations. The joint association of the CAGE questionnaire and apoprotein AII detected more than 9 out of 10 moderate or excessive drinkers defined on the basis of a quantity-frequency grid.

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