title: Ethnicity and gender comparisons of health consequences in adults with alcohol dependence.
abstract: The moderating effects of ethnicity and gender on factors associated with physical health consequences in adults manifesting alcohol dependence were examined using data from the 2001-2002 US National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Black and white respondents with a lifetime diagnosis of DSM-IV alcohol dependence were selected for the study (n = 3,852). A multiple-group structural equation model tested ethnicity, gender, and intervening variables as predictors of physical health status in alcohol-dependent men and women. Study findings offer implications for clinical practice with alcohol-dependent individuals by identifying likely target groups and problems for intervention.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Texas, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. karen.chartier@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Karen G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Chartier
authors.forename: Michie N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hesselbrock
authors.forename: Victor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Hesselbrock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*