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Hospital admissions for somatic care among young men: the role of alcohol
Author(s) -
ANDRÉASSON SVEN,
ALLEBECK PETER,
ROMELSJÖ ANDERS
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb03724.x
Subject(s) - confidence interval , odds ratio , medicine , demography , per capita , alcohol , odds , multivariate analysis , alcohol consumption , hospital admission , cohort , environmental health , logistic regression , population , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
Summary The association between level of alcohol consumption and hospital admission for somatic care during a 15–year follow–up was studied in a cohort of 8226 Swedish conscripts. The relative risk for admission among high consumers of alcohol (more than 250 g alcohol per week) was 1.5 (95% confidence interval 1.2–1.8) compared with moderate consumers (1–100 g alcohol per week). After control for social background variables in a multivariate model the odds ratio was 1.2 (0.9–1.6). High consumers had a higher rate of recurring admissions; the number of admissions per capita increased from 1.8 among abstainers to 2.4 among high consumers. The association with alcohol was positive in all diagnostic categories studied. Earlier reports of a U–shaped curve for hospital admission was not confirmed; abstainers had the same rate of admission as moderate consumers.