       Document 0434
 DOCN  M9620434
 TI    Alcohol consumption among HIV-infected patients.
 DT    9602
 AU    Lefevre F; O'Leary B; Moran M; Mossar M; Yarnold PR; Martin GJ;
       Glassroth J; Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern
       University; Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
 SO    J Gen Intern Med. 1995 Aug;10(8):458-60. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96037350
 AB    This prospective, cohort study analyzed the prevalence of alcoholism and
       patterns of alcohol intake over time in a cohort of HIV-infected
       patients, predominantly homosexual/bisexual men. One hundred eleven
       HIV-positive subjects were recruited from a comprehensive HIV clinic
       associated with a large Midwestern university hospital. Each participant
       completed the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) survey and a
       standardized quantity-frequency questionnaire on alcohol intake at
       enrollment. The quantity-frequency scale was repeated every six months
       for a total of 30 months. Forty-five of the 111 subjects (41%) met the
       criteria for alcoholism, as defined by a MAST score 5 or higher. There
       was a significant decrease in alcohol consumption over time, from 6.4
       drinks/week in the initial time period to 3.9 drinks/week by the final
       time period (p < 0.001).
 DE    Alcohol Drinking/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Alcoholism/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Analysis of
       Variance  Cohort Studies  Comparative Study  Female  Human  HIV
       Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  *HIV-1  Male  Midwestern United
       States/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Prevalence  Prospective Studies  Support, U.S.
       Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE  MULTICENTER STUDY

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