APPENDIX D
ACRONYM LIST
AAF
Alcohol-attributable fraction
ACLS
Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study
ARDI
Alcohol-related Disease Impact
BFMI
Body Fat Mass Index
BMI
Body Mass Index
BRFSS
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CAUSE
Confidence, Awareness, Understanding, Satisfaction, Enactment
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHD
Coronary Heart Disease
CPS
Cancer Prevention Study
DALYs
Disability-adjusted life years
DSM-IV
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition
FFMI
Fat-free Mass Index
HALYs
Health-adjusted life years
HRQOL
Health-related quality of life
HUI
Health Utilities Index
ICD
International Classification of Diseases
IOM
Institute of Medicine
LDL
Low-density Lipoprotein
MEPS
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
NHANES
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHIS
National Health Interview Survey
PAF
Population Attributable Fraction
PKU
Phenylketonuria
QALYs
Quality-adjusted Life Years
RR
Relative Risk
SAMMEC
Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic Costs
SBP
Systolic Blood Pressure
WHO
World Health Organization
YHLs
Years of Healthy Life
YPLL
Years of Productive Life Lost