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% |