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Appendix D: Acronym List
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... 71 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 THIS National Health Interview Survey PAP Population Attributable Fraction PKU Phenylketonuria QALYs Quality-adjusted Life Years RR Relative Risk SAMMEC Smokmg-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

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