Role of Alcohol in the Progression of Liver Disease Caused By Hepatitis C Virus Infection
table 1. Alcohol Questionnaire
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1. Have you had more than 10 drinks of alcohol in your life? If yes, |
2. How old were you when you started drinking? |
3. On average, on how many days a month would you have had something to drink? |
4. On average, how many drinks would you have had on any day that you would have been drinking? N.B. 1 drink is equivalent to 10 g alcohol. |
5. What would have been the maximum number of drinks you would have had in any one day? |
6. How would you have rated your usual style of drinking during an average month at that time? 1 = occasional; 2 = weekend; 3 = frequent; 4 = binge.
CALCULATE TOTAL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING ABOVE PERIOD:
no. days/month × average drinks/day (g ETOH) × period of time = |
7. Has your drinking behavior changed in any way compared with the above described period of time? If yes, |
8. How old were you when you began drinking in a different manner? Back to Question 3 |
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NOTE. Modified from Skinner and Sheu.19 |
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