2022
Using machine learning to predict heavy drinking during outpatient alcohol treatment
Roberts W, Zhao Y, Verplaetse T, Moore KE, Peltier MR, Burke C, Zakiniaeiz Y, McKee S. Using machine learning to predict heavy drinking during outpatient alcohol treatment. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 657-666. PMID: 35420710, PMCID: PMC9180421, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinkingTreatment outcomesInvasive assessment methodsOutpatient AUD treatmentLast monthOutpatient alcohol treatmentMultisite clinical trialAccurate clinical predictionsHeavy alcohol useSex differencesBi-weekly sessionsAlcohol treatment outcomesPatient characteristicsClinical outcomesClinical trialsClinical dataStratified analysisEffective treatmentPsychiatric disordersUse disordersAUD treatmentSubstantial sex differencesAlcohol treatmentFirst month
2020
Associations Between Nicotine Metabolite Ratio and Gender With Transitions in Cigarette Smoking Status and E-Cigarette Use: Findings Across Waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study
Verplaetse TL, Peltier MR, Roberts W, Moore KE, Pittman BP, McKee SA. Associations Between Nicotine Metabolite Ratio and Gender With Transitions in Cigarette Smoking Status and E-Cigarette Use: Findings Across Waves 1 and 2 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2020, 22: 1316-1321. PMID: 32152625, PMCID: PMC7364844, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine metabolite ratioFaster nicotine metabolismHigher nicotine metabolite ratioE-cigarette useCigarette smoking statusSlower nicotine metabolismNicotine metabolismE-cigarettesSmoking statusCigarette smokingMetabolite ratiosE-cigarette use statusPopulation-based studyLongitudinal cohort studyWave 1Cigarette smoking behaviorCohort studyClinical trialsTobacco usePATH studyHealth StudySmoking behaviorEarly interventionUS populationCombustible cigarettes