The study was conducted to determine the hemoglobin concentration in alcohol consumers(home made brew-Chang) and compare it with non-alcoholics healthy subjects.Hemoglobin(Hb) concentration was determined in 2053 alco...The study was conducted to determine the hemoglobin concentration in alcohol consumers(home made brew-Chang) and compare it with non-alcoholics healthy subjects.Hemoglobin(Hb) concentration was determined in 2053 alcoholic consumers(males: 1056;females: 997) and was compared with 1 027(males: 623;females: 404) healthy non-alcoholic control subjects.The Hb concentration in alcoholic male and female were 13.42 ± 2.14 g/dL and 12.19 ± 1.55 g/dL compared with control showing 14.43 ± 1.07 g/dL and 12.73 ± 1.41 g/dL in males and females respectively.The differences in Hb concentration between alcoholic and non-alcoholic consumers were highly significant in both genders with a P value of 0.000 674 in males and 0.004 732 in females.Alcohol Use Disorders Identification test(AUDIT) scores was advocated to alcoholic consumers to test the severity of drunkenness and disorders related to it.A total of 887 males and 663 females crossed the cut-off limits of ≥8 AUDIT scores showing the addiction towards drinking habits of local brew.展开更多
文摘The study was conducted to determine the hemoglobin concentration in alcohol consumers(home made brew-Chang) and compare it with non-alcoholics healthy subjects.Hemoglobin(Hb) concentration was determined in 2053 alcoholic consumers(males: 1056;females: 997) and was compared with 1 027(males: 623;females: 404) healthy non-alcoholic control subjects.The Hb concentration in alcoholic male and female were 13.42 ± 2.14 g/dL and 12.19 ± 1.55 g/dL compared with control showing 14.43 ± 1.07 g/dL and 12.73 ± 1.41 g/dL in males and females respectively.The differences in Hb concentration between alcoholic and non-alcoholic consumers were highly significant in both genders with a P value of 0.000 674 in males and 0.004 732 in females.Alcohol Use Disorders Identification test(AUDIT) scores was advocated to alcoholic consumers to test the severity of drunkenness and disorders related to it.A total of 887 males and 663 females crossed the cut-off limits of ≥8 AUDIT scores showing the addiction towards drinking habits of local brew.
