Table 2-9. Rate (%) of selected Wave 2 past-year health conditions among individuals without the respective past-year health conditions at Wave 1, by sex and age group, according to family history of alcoholism at Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.

Table 2-9. Rate (%) of selected Wave 2 past‑year health conditions among individuals without the respective past‑year health conditions at Wave 1, by sex and age group, according to family history of alcoholism at Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.1

Family history of alcoholism at Wave 1
and Wave 2 past‑year health conditions

Both sexes

Sex

Age group at Wave 1

Estimate

S.E.

Male

Female

18–24 years

25–44 years

45–64 years

65 years and older

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

None

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.33

0.14

1.51

0.20

1.08

0.19

*0.28

0.17

0.33

0.09

1.22

0.25

5.55

0.69

High blood pressure or hypertension

10.22

0.44

10.55

0.57

9.78

0.62

2.42

0.51

5.89

0.49

16.81

0.91

24.07

1.69

Cirrhosis of the liver

*0.10

0.04

*0.11

0.05

*0.08

0.05

*0.12

0.12

*0.10

0.06

*0.12

0.08

*0.03

0.03

Any other form of liver disease

0.46

0.08

0.49

0.11

0.43

0.12

*0.13

0.12

0.48

0.13

0.65

0.17

*0.33

0.16

Chest pain or angina pectoris

2.05

0.16

2.16

0.24

1.90

0.21

*1.00

0.35

0.95

0.16

2.95

0.35

4.44

0.60

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

2.74

0.21

2.26

0.26

3.38

0.35

0.83

0.29

1.50

0.23

3.50

0.43

6.70

0.70

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.67

0.10

0.86

0.16

0.42

0.11

—

*0.26

0.11

0.88

0.22

2.05

0.40

Any other form of heart disease

1.76

0.16

1.75

0.20

1.77

0.22

*0.14

0.10

0.57

0.15

2.21

0.31

5.97

0.71

Stomach ulcer

1.11

0.13

0.91

0.16

1.38

0.21

1.19

0.37

0.89

0.17

1.43

0.26

1.03

0.26

Gastritis

2.82

0.21

2.33

0.26

3.48

0.33

0.86

0.32

1.80

0.23

3.74

0.46

5.80

0.66

Arthritis

9.21

0.38

8.28

0.50

10.52

0.59

1.18

0.34

5.06

0.41

14.17

0.87

25.67

1.62

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.34

0.09

0.35

0.14

0.33

0.11

*0.87

0.37

0.23

0.08

*0.34

0.23

*0.17

0.12

2nd-degree relatives only

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

0.72

0.15

0.95

0.24

0.46

0.15

*0.18

0.13

*0.09

0.07

1.09

0.33

5.18

1.63

High blood pressure or hypertension

8.08

0.58

9.27

0.86

6.76

0.69

3.58

0.82

6.57

0.75

13.03

1.32

19.90

3.10

Cirrhosis of the liver

*0.20

0.11

*0.26

0.21

*0.13

0.08

*0.09

0.09

*0.05

0.03

*0.61

0.42

—

Any other form of liver disease

0.49

0.12

0.55

0.20

*0.41

0.14

—

0.66

0.21

*0.60

0.24

*0.18

0.18

Chest pain or angina pectoris

1.82

0.25

1.73

0.30

1.92

0.40

*0.61

0.32

1.58

0.33

2.73

0.59

3.39

1.15

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

2.76

0.34

2.07

0.42

3.53

0.53

1.96

0.72

2.14

0.51

4.07

0.84

4.31

1.18

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.38

0.13

*0.53

0.22

*0.22

0.13

—

*0.75

0.40

*2.58

1.13

Any other form of heart disease

1.36

0.20

1.21

0.26

1.53

0.31

*0.15

0.13

0.74

0.22

2.38

0.53

5.14

1.46

Stomach ulcer

1.32

0.22

1.36

0.37

1.26

0.24

1.16

0.41

0.90

0.29

2.09

0.54

*1.69

0.85

Gastritis

2.41

0.27

1.65

0.31

3.27

0.45

*0.82

0.40

2.37

0.41

3.28

0.61

3.87

1.33

Arthritis

7.25

0.52

6.88

0.71

7.69

0.72

3.03

0.89

4.18

0.59

14.58

1.41

23.63

3.86

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.31

0.10

*0.32

0.13

*0.29

0.14

*0.43

0.30

*0.38

0.15

*0.16

0.12

—

1st-degree relatives only

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

1.84

0.34

2.18

0.54

1.50

0.35

*0.30

0.30

*0.16

0.13

0.94

0.26

8.29

1.74

High blood pressure or hypertension

11.25

0.85

11.70

1.29

10.79

1.04

4.03

1.40

7.24

0.94

15.22

1.75

19.90

2.58

Cirrhosis of the liver

*0.06

0.03

*0.11

0.06

*0.01

0.01

—

*0.10

0.08

*0.04

0.04

*0.03

0.03

Any other form of liver disease

0.46

0.16

0.79

0.31

*0.13

0.07

—

*0.49

0.34

*0.42

0.19

*0.72

0.43

Chest pain or angina pectoris

2.75

0.38

2.46

0.52

3.05

0.54

*1.70

1.08

1.88

0.49

3.35

0.71

3.91

0.91

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.47

0.44

2.79

0.54

4.18

0.66

*1.92

1.11

3.12

0.66

3.68

0.74

4.52

1.07

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.54

0.15

0.65

0.24

*0.44

0.19

—

0.59

0.23

*1.84

0.72

Any other form of heart disease

2.70

0.35

2.73

0.55

2.66

0.46

*0.85

0.85

*0.82

0.33

2.37

0.49

8.53

1.46

Stomach ulcer

1.55

0.27

1.34

0.35

1.76

0.38

*3.40

1.52

1.41

0.42

1.28

0.39

*1.52

0.50

Gastritis

3.20

0.41

2.94

0.63

3.47

0.53

—

1.79

0.52

4.30

0.82

5.47

1.21

Arthritis

12.01

0.89

10.92

1.11

13.25

1.25

*1.05

0.59

7.49

1.27

15.97

1.75

25.85

2.76

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.43

0.18

*0.22

0.15

*0.65

0.33

—

*0.67

0.43

*0.50

0.23

—

Both 1st- and 2nd-degree relatives

Hardening of the arteries or arteriosclerosis

0.91

0.16

1.39

0.31

0.54

0.13

*0.08

0.06

0.47

0.19

1.45

0.30

3.16

1.09

High blood pressure or hypertension

10.30

0.60

11.31

0.97

9.51

0.70

4.30

0.89

7.22

0.76

15.99

1.29

27.41

3.52

Cirrhosis of the liver

*0.15

0.06

*0.23

0.12

*0.10

0.05

—

*0.14

0.09

*0.27

0.14

—

Any other form of liver disease

0.64

0.15

0.95

0.30

0.40

0.12

—

0.91

0.26

0.67

0.27

—

Chest pain or angina pectoris

3.09

0.31

2.59

0.47

3.49

0.41

*1.34

0.64

2.58

0.44

4.57

0.64

3.38

1.05

Rapid heart beat or tachycardia

3.56

0.34

3.14

0.48

3.90

0.50

*1.35

0.46

3.56

0.55

4.38

0.61

4.16

1.11

Heart attack or myocardial infarction

0.63

0.13

0.92

0.24

0.41

0.14

*0.14

0.14

*0.26

0.11

1.17

0.32

*1.69

0.79

Any other form of heart disease

1.21

0.16

1.39

0.29

1.06

0.20

—

0.58

0.16

2.30

0.42

2.90

0.89

Stomach ulcer

1.99

0.22

1.50

0.32

2.39

0.32

*1.17

0.52

2.31

0.35

1.89

0.36

*1.87

0.88

Gastritis

3.03

0.30

2.28

0.42

3.65

0.44

*1.01

0.54

2.52

0.40

4.41

0.61

4.24

1.08

Arthritis

10.54

0.59

10.76

0.93

10.36

0.71

3.73

0.97

7.32

0.72

17.36

1.27

26.01

3.13

Schizophrenia or psychotic illness or episode

0.72

0.15

0.80

0.22

0.65

0.19

*1.06

0.51

0.79

0.21

0.63

0.22

—

1Current drinker: 1 or more drinks in the past year.

*Fewer than 10 observations in the cell.

—Empty cell.

SOURCE: NIAAA 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 National Epidemiologic Surveys on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

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