Wüthrich P
Bull Schweiz Akad Med Wiss. 1979 Mar;35(1-3):201-11.
The results of a broad survey of drinking behaviour in Switzerland are reported. It is based on a questionnaire considered to be representative obtained from 1500 residents of Switzerland between 15 and 74 years of age. The study confirms previous findings that, similar as in other countries, alcohol consumption in Switzerland is distributed in the population as a logarithmic curve. The results demonstrate that the alcohol consumed in amounts which are considered to be dangerous to health (daily consumption of pure alcohol: 80 grams and more) was found to be 30% of total consumption in German and French Switzerland, and 47% in Italian Switzerland respectively. In contrast to other countries there is no predominance of particular beverages, but there are some clear-cut preferences for certain beverages in certain areas within the country. The study further demonstrates that in areas with higher average consumption a higher percentage of heavy consumers is found; this is particularly the case for French and Italian Switzerland. Moreover, a higher average consumption is associated with an increase in mortality rates from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. The relationship between regional average consumption and mortality rates from cirrhosis indicates not a linear, but an exponential increase of the latter with rising consumption. It was found that the following social-demographic variables are significantly associated with the prevalence to drinking: sex, age, income and education.
本文报告了一项关于瑞士饮酒行为的广泛调查结果。该调查基于一份被认为具有代表性的问卷，调查对象为1500名年龄在15至74岁之间的瑞士居民。该研究证实了先前的研究结果，即与其他国家类似，瑞士的酒精消费在人群中的分布呈对数曲线。结果表明，在瑞士德语区和法语区，被认为对健康有害的饮酒量（每日纯酒精消费量：80克及以上）分别占总消费量的30%，在意大利语区则占47%。与其他国家不同的是，瑞士没有哪种特定饮料占主导地位，但在该国某些地区，人们对某些饮料有明显的偏好。该研究进一步表明，在平均饮酒量较高的地区，重度饮酒者的比例也较高；瑞士法语区和意大利语区尤其如此。此外，平均饮酒量的增加与酒精性肝硬化死亡率的上升有关。地区平均饮酒量与肝硬化死亡率之间的关系并非线性关系，而是随着饮酒量的增加呈指数增长。研究发现，以下社会人口统计学变量与饮酒患病率显著相关：性别、年龄、收入和教育程度。
