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. 2019 Aug 21;101(16):1470–1478. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.00970

TABLE IV.

Tobacco Smoking and Alcohol Drinking Status at the Time of Interview in Participants with Any Upper-Extremity Injury

All Participants (N = 155) Unilateral Upper-Extremity Injuries Bilateral Upper-Extremity Injuries (N = 18)
Salvage (N = 104) Amputation (N = 33)
Current smoking status
 No smoking in past 4 weeks 71.1% 65.7% 75.0% 94.4%
 Current tobacco smoking
  <20 cigarettes per day 21.7% 25.5% 21.9% 0.0%
  ≥20 cigarettes per day 7.2% 8.8% 3.1% 5.6%
Current drinking status
 No drinks in past 4 weeks 18.7% 18.3% 15.5% 27.8%
 Current alcohol intake
  ≤3 drinks per week 47.1% 50.0% 36.4% 50.0%
  4 to 13 drinks per week 23.2% 22.1% 33.3% 11.1%
  ≥14 drinks per week 11.0% 9.6% 15.2% 11.1%
CAGE score
 0 (no drinking problem) 74.2% 76.9% 63.6% 77.8%
 1 (possible drinking problem) 11.6% 8.7% 18.2% 16.7%
 ≥2 (probable drinking problem) 14.2% 14.4% 18.2% 5.6%