Correlates of high phosphatidylethanol (PEth) levels and their concordance with self-reported heavy alcohol consumption among men who have sex with men who binge drink alcohol.
Matthew F McLaughlinJennifer P JainJanet IkedaJohn E WalkerPhillip Oliver CoffinGlenn-Milo SantosPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2022)
PEth may enhance the detection of heavy drinking among MSM, including the identification of subpopulations that may benefit from targeted alcohol reduction interventions. However, PEth values for MSM living with HIV showed modest concordance with self-reported alcohol use and may need to be supplemented with additional biomarkers or evaluated against a different cutoff.