phosphatidylethanol in blood
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Indications
- evaluation of alcohol consmption
Reference interval
- 18.5-20 ng/mL can be used in clinical care as a cutoff to detect heavy alcohol consumption in middle-age & older men*[1]
* sensitivity: 84%, specificity: 73%
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hahn JA, Fatch R, Barnett NP et al Phosphatidylethanol vs Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring for Detecting Alcohol Consumption Among Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(9):e2333182. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37698861 PMCID: PMC10498325 Free PMC article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809197