Gupta Prakash C, Saxena Shekhar, Pednekar Mangesh S, Maulik Pallab K
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400 005, India.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2003 Jul-Aug;38(4):327-31. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agg077.
To assess the prevalence and pattern of alcohol use in a middle-aged and elderly population in Mumbai, India.
50 220 men aged >/=45 years from the lower and lower-middle section of the general population were interviewed.
18.8% were currently consuming alcoholic beverages, of whom 32.8% drank on at least 6 days per week. The most popular beverage was locally distilled products of fruits and grain (country liquor). Seventy-five per cent of the consumers of country liquor would consume over 53 g of ethanol on a day when they drank, with 46.6% of these doing so on at least 6 days per week.
Abstinence, and also heavy and frequent use of alcohol, are common in this population and the latter is likely to have significant public health implications.
评估印度孟买中老年人群中酒精使用的流行情况和模式。
对来自普通人群中下层的50220名年龄≥45岁的男性进行了访谈。
18.8%的人目前正在饮用酒精饮料，其中32.8%的人每周至少饮用6天。最受欢迎的饮料是当地用水果和谷物蒸馏的产品（乡村酒）。饮用乡村酒的消费者中有75%在饮酒日会摄入超过53克乙醇，其中46.6%的人每周至少有6天是这样。
在这一人群中，戒酒以及大量频繁饮酒的情况都很常见，而大量频繁饮酒可能对公众健康有重大影响。
