Latorres María, Huidobro Andrea
Departamento Ciencias Preclínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile.
Rev Med Chil. 2012 Sep;140(9):1140-4. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872012000900006.
Teenagers and university students are an especially vulnerable population towards unhealthy alcohol consumption.
To assess the actual consumption of alcohol among medical students at the Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile (UCM).
A cross sectional study of students who entered medical school between years 2004 and 2010.We applied CAGE questionnaire along with questions about frequency of alcohol consumption.
From a universe of 317 students, 216 (age range 17-27 years, 54% females) answered the survey (68.8%), 64.2% admitted to consume alcohol and 6% had alcohol dependence. Seventy three percent of the alcohol drinkers were males.
The prevalence of alcohol consumption in medical students of the UCM is significantly lower than the prevalence in students of another University surveyed in 2005 (74%) and it is similar to the national statistics. Alcohol consumption was higher in men that in women.
青少年和大学生是特别容易受到不健康饮酒影响的人群。
评估智利马乌莱天主教大学（UCM）医学生的实际饮酒情况。
对2004年至2010年间进入医学院的学生进行横断面研究。我们应用了CAGE问卷以及关于饮酒频率的问题。
在317名学生中，216名（年龄范围17 - 27岁，54%为女性）回答了调查（68.8%），64.2%承认饮酒，6%有酒精依赖。73%的饮酒者为男性。
UCM医学生的饮酒患病率显著低于2005年调查的另一所大学学生的患病率（74%），且与全国统计数据相似。男性饮酒率高于女性。
