Rosta Judith, Aasland Olaf G
The Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association, Oslo, Norway.
Ger Med Sci. 2010 Feb 22;8:Doc05. doi: 10.3205/000094.
To describe and discuss the alcohol drinking patterns of the younger generation of hospital doctors in Norway and Germany - respectively the abstainers, frequent drinkers, episodic heavy drinkers and hazardous drinkers.
Data were collected in nationwide postal surveys among doctors in Norway (2000) and Germany (2006). A representative sample of 1898 German and 602 Norwegian hospital doctors aged 27-65 years were included in the analyses (N=2500). Alcohol drinking patterns were measured using the first three items of AUDIT in Norway and the AUDIT-C in Germany, scores of >or=5 (ranking from 0 to 12) indicating hazardous drinking. Episodic heavy drinking was defined by the intake of >or=60 g of ethanol, on one occasion, at least once a week. Frequent drinkers were who drank alcoholic beverages at least twice a week. Abstainers were persons who drank no alcohol. The analyses were performed separately for age groups (27-44 years versus 45-65 years) and genders.
Compared to the age groups 45 to 65 years in the Norwegian and German samples, the younger age groups (27-44 years) tend to have higher rates of abstainers, higher rates of infrequent drinking of moderate amount of alcoholic drinks, lower rates of episodic heavy drinking and lower rates of hazardous drinking.
The younger generation of hospital doctors in Norway and Germany showed tendencies to healthier drinking habits. Changes in professional life, and in the attitude towards alcohol consumption, may go some way towards explaining these findings.
描述并讨论挪威和德国年轻一代医院医生的饮酒模式——分别为戒酒者、频繁饮酒者、偶尔大量饮酒者和危险饮酒者。
数据通过在挪威（2000年）和德国（2006年）对医生进行的全国性邮政调查收集。分析纳入了1898名德国和602名挪威年龄在27至65岁的医院医生的代表性样本（N = 2500）。在挪威使用酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT）的前三项来测量饮酒模式，在德国使用AUDIT-C，得分≥5（范围从0到12）表明存在危险饮酒。偶尔大量饮酒定义为一次摄入≥60克乙醇，且每周至少一次。频繁饮酒者是指每周至少饮用含酒精饮料两次的人。戒酒者是不饮酒的人。分析按年龄组（27 - 44岁与45 - 65岁）和性别分别进行。
与挪威和德国样本中45至65岁的年龄组相比，较年轻的年龄组（27 - 44岁）往往戒酒者比例更高，适量酒精饮料不常饮用的比例更高，偶尔大量饮酒的比例更低，危险饮酒的比例更低。
挪威和德国年轻一代医院医生呈现出更健康饮酒习惯的趋势。职业生活的变化以及对饮酒态度的改变，可能在一定程度上解释了这些发现。
