A diagnostic formula for alcoholism.
Clinical pathologies with unusually high morbidities in alcoholic populations were analyzed to determine their capacity to diagnose alcoholism. On the basis of five systemic variables it was possible to diagnose correctly nearly 75% of alcoholic and matched control subjects.
D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications