2021
Risk drinking levels and sex are associated with cancer and liver, respiratory, and other medical conditions
Verplaetse T, Roberts W, Peltier M, Zakiniaeiz Y, Burke C, Moore K, Pittman B, McKee S. Risk drinking levels and sex are associated with cancer and liver, respiratory, and other medical conditions. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2021, 1: 100007. PMID: 36843909, PMCID: PMC9948833, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2021.100007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk drinking levelsMedical conditionsDrinking levelsAlcohol useU.S. National Epidemiologic SurveySignificant medical conditionsHigh-risk drinking levelsAlcohol-related health consequencesNational Epidemiologic SurveyHeavy drinking femalesHeavy alcohol useHigh-risk drinkingRespiratory conditionsClinical careEpidemiologic SurveyAlcohol consumptionFemale abstainersMale abstainersOrgan systemsHealth consequencesRelated conditionsCancerSexHealth risksFemalesSex and alcohol use disorder predict the presence of cancer, respiratory, and other medical conditions: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Verplaetse TL, Peltier MR, Roberts W, Burke C, Moore KE, Pittman B, McKee SA. Sex and alcohol use disorder predict the presence of cancer, respiratory, and other medical conditions: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 123: 107055. PMID: 34311184, PMCID: PMC8419091, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignificant medical conditionsMedical conditionsNational Epidemiologic SurveyDSM-5 AUDRespiratory conditionsEpidemiologic SurveyAlcohol useU.S. National Epidemiologic SurveyRate of drinkingPresence of cancerAlcohol use disorderRelated Conditions-IIIHeavy alcohol useGreater health consequencesYears cancerProblematic alcohol useUse disordersOrgan systemsCancerHealth consequencesRelated conditionsEffective interventionsWomenConditions-IIISex
2020
A prospective study of the association between rate of nicotine metabolism and alcohol use in tobacco users in the United States
Roberts W, Marotta PL, Verplaetse TL, Peltier MR, Burke C, Ramchandani VA, McKee SA. A prospective study of the association between rate of nicotine metabolism and alcohol use in tobacco users in the United States. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 216: 108210. PMID: 32805549, PMCID: PMC7609495, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioRisk factorsAlcohol useTobacco usersNicotine metabolismTrans-3'-HydroxycotinineWave 1Biochemical risk factorsAlcohol consumption amountCurrent tobacco usersNicotine metabolism rateAssociated health outcomesSex differencesAlcohol use outcomesCigarette smokersNicotine exposureProspective studyOdds ratioTobacco useDrinking statusHealth StudyAlcohol consumptionNicotine useMetabolite ratiosHealth outcomesChanges in excessive alcohol use among older women across the menopausal transition: a longitudinal analysis of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation
Peltier MR, Verplaetse TL, Roberts W, Moore K, Burke C, Marotta PL, Phillips S, Smith PH, McKee SA. Changes in excessive alcohol use among older women across the menopausal transition: a longitudinal analysis of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Biology Of Sex Differences 2020, 11: 37. PMID: 32665024, PMCID: PMC7362573, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-020-00314-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal transitionExcessive alcohol useExcessive drinkingAlcohol useRandom effects logistic regressionAlcohol-related health consequencesSuch health problemsMethodsThe present studyPresent studyConclusionsThe present studyMenopausal transition stageSex-specific factorsHigher testosterone levelsBackgroundRecent dataEstradiol levelsPostmenopausal stageSex hormonesTestosterone levelsHormonal changesOlder womenAlcoholism criteriaAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionWomen's healthStudy of women