Statistical modeling of volume of alcohol exposure for epidemiological studies of population health: the US example

Table 4 AAFs (in %) for liver cirrhosis for subpopulations as defined by sex and ethnicity based on different distributions

Sex	Ethnicity	Continuous AAF from NESARC using log normal	Continuous AAF from NESARC using Weibull	Continuous AAF from NESARC using gamma	Continuous AAF from shifted distribution*	Categorical AAF from NESARC**	Categorical AAF from shifted distribution**
Men	White	51.2	52.6	55.1	72.3	55.1	71.9
Men	Black	49.1	52.4	57.0	73.2	54.6	72.2
Men	Native	51.1	55.9	62.2	76.1	58.7	74.9
Men	Asian/Pac. Islander	34.7	31.4	30.9	49.7	37.5	52.3
Men	Hispanic	45.0	44.9	47.3	71.3	48.3	70.9
Women	White	66.2	65.2	65.7	73.5	73.6	77.2
Women	Black	65.1	65.3	66.9	75.1	72.0	77.2
Women	Native	70.3	71.6	74.6	82.3	76.8	83.1
Women	Asian/Pac. Islander	53.6	53.7	56.4	63.4	63.1	67.5
Women	Hispanic	56.8	56.2	57.8	71.7	67.4	74.6

* The gamma distributions were shifted upward to the level of the per capita data.
** Based on four drinking categories: > 0 - 30 g/day; > 30 - 60 g/day; > 60 - 90 g/day; > 90 g/day.

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