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Chunk #20 — Results

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The emerging link between alcoholism risk and obesity in the United States.
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Similar comparisons between FH+ and FH- individuals stratified by major demographic and behavioral variables were conducted. Stratification variables included race/ethnicity, age, education and total household income, smoking status, alcohol dependence status, drug dependence status, and major depression. These results are listed in Supplemental Tables 1 and 2. Women (Supplemental Table 1) and men (Supplemental Table 2) are presented separately due to the differences exhibited in the primary comparisons. For almost all of the stratified comparisons, the association between FH-Alc and obesity in the NESARC was stronger than in the earlier NLAES, as evidenced by a trend toward higher odds ratios in the NESARC (though not all differences were statistically significant). The only exceptions to this trend were for Asian/Pacific Islander men and for “Other” race/ethnicity women. In both cases, these comprise relatively small and potentially heterogeneous strata. Still, there was a significant association (p<0.05) between FH-Alc and obesity in the NESARC for the majority of comparisons (36 out of 60, vs. 3 out of 60 for NLAES comparisons). These results suggest that the increased influence of FH-Alc over time is