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The effect of drinking intensity and frequency on serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and gamma-glutamyl transferase levels in outpatient alcoholics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9802528     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Whereas heavy alcohol consumption is known to elevate serum carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels, the contribution of drinking pattern to these effects is not completely understood. We present data on 423 men and 146 women evaluated 1 year after treatment in a large-scale alcoholism treatment study (Project MATCH). Relationships between drinking frequency (number of days drinking), intensity (drinks per drinking day), and blood levels of CDT and GGT were analyzed by using response surface regression models and thin-plate spline-smoothing techniques. Both models indicated differences between CDT- and GGT-drinking pattern relationships in men and, also, a difference between men and women in CDT drinking-pattern relationships. For men, CDT levels appeared to respond primarily to frequency of drinking, whereas GGT was influenced primarily by drinking intensity. For women, both CDT and GGT were influenced more by drinks per drinking day (intensity) than by number of days drinking (frequency). The data confirm both the independent nature of these biological markers of alcohol consumption and gender differences in alcohol-induced CDT response reported previously.
Authors:
R F Anton; R L Stout; J S Roberts; J P Allen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0145-6008     ISO Abbreviation:  Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res.     Publication Date:  1998 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-02-04     Completed Date:  1999-02-04     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7707242     Medline TA:  Alcohol Clin Exp Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1456-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects*
Alcoholism / diagnosis*,  enzymology,  rehabilitation
Ambulatory Care
Biological Markers / blood
Female
Humans
Liver Function Tests*
Male
Middle Aged
Psychotherapy / methods
Transferrin / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism
gamma-Glutamyltransferase / blood*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
2U10AA08428/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/carbohydrate-deficient transferrin; 11096-37-0/Transferrin; EC 2.3.2.2/gamma-Glutamyltransferase

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