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Risk factors for alcohol-specific hospitalizations and deaths: prospective cohort study (2011)
Auteur(s) :
POIKOLAINEN, K. ;
PALJÄRVI, T. ;
MÄKELÄ, P.
Année
2011
Page(s) :
342-348
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
FINLANDE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
HOSPITALISATION
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ETUDE PROSPECTIVE
;
MORTALITE
;
SEXE MASCULIN
;
DIAGNOSTIC
Résumé :
AIMS: To study the risk factors for hospitalizations and deaths due to alcohol-specific diagnoses. METHODS: Representative samples of men (n = 4431) aged 15-69 at the baseline interviews in September 1969, 1976 and 1984 were pooled. Follow-up was 16.3 years or to the first end-point. The main outcome measure was hospitalization (main cause) or death (underlying or contributory cause) due to an alcohol-specific diagnosis. RESULTS: There were altogether 216 men with either hospitalization or death with an alcohol-specific diagnosis. This outcome was positively associated with smoking, overall alcohol intake, being an ex-drinker and being divorced or widowed. Similar associations and relative risk estimates were found when cases of alcohol dependence were excluded and when focusing on alcohol psychosis or on alcohol-specific diseases of the stomach, liver and pancreas. CONCLUSION: Cigarette smoking, overall alcohol intake, being an ex-drinker and marital status associate with alcohol-specific hospitalizations and deaths and can predict these outcomes.
Affiliation :
Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland / Finlande