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Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Apr 24;7(9):994–914. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.04.015

Table 4.

Alcohol Use in Study Groups

	Cirrhotic cases (n = 91)	Cirrhotic controls (n = 153)	Noncirrhotic controls (n = 89)	P
Patients using alcohol in last month, n (%)	25 (28)	30 (20)	29 (33)	.07
Alcohol used in last month, g (range)	380 (10–4500)	42 (5–3300)	20 (10–900)	<.001^a
Days alcohol used in last month per person, median (range)	13 (1–30)	3 (1–30)	2 (1–30)	.001^a
Lifetime alcohol use, g (range)	140,640 (240–2,160,000)	175,440 (120–3,817,440)	50,840 (960–2,036,640)	<.001^b

Significant difference between cirrhotic cases and both control groups.

Significant difference between noncirrhotic controls and the other 2 groups.