Goodall J A, Bryan C
Lewis Hospital, Stornoway, Western Isles.
Scott Med J. 1988 Apr;33(2):229-30. doi: 10.1177/003693308803300202.
The annual incidence of clinically apparent cirrhosis of the liver from all causes in the islands of Lewis and Harris has been found to be 5.5 cases per 100,000 and alcoholic cirrhosis to be 2.76 per 100,000. Sales of alcohol in the island amount to 6.85 million pounds giving a per capita spending on alcohol of 283 pounds in 1984. The incidence of alcoholic cardiomyopathy was found to be 3.7 cases per 100,000 and there were 120 admissions per 100,000 with illnesses directly related to alcoholism. It was suggested that the very low incidence of alcoholic cirrhosis despite the high per capita spending on alcohol could be due to inherited factors, the pattern of drinking and the type of alcohol consumed.
据发现，刘易斯岛和哈里斯岛因各种原因导致的临床显性肝硬化的年发病率为每10万人中有5.5例，酒精性肝硬化的年发病率为每10万人中有2.76例。该岛的酒精销售额达685万英镑，1984年人均酒精消费支出为283英镑。据发现，酒精性心肌病的发病率为每10万人中有3.7例，每10万人中有120人因与酗酒直接相关的疾病入院治疗。有人认为，尽管人均酒精消费支出很高，但酒精性肝硬化的发病率极低可能是由于遗传因素、饮酒模式和所消费酒精的种类。
