phosphatidylethanol in blood

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Indications

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. 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