Osterling A, Berglund M
Department of Alcohol Diseases, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1994 Dec;18(6):1317-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1994.tb01430.x.
All patients > or = 60 years of age who were first-time admitted to the Department of Alcohol Diseases in Malmö during 1988-1992 were investigated, a total of 218 men and 64 women. Several clinical variables were assessed addressing gender differences. The sex ratio (female:male) in this elderly population was compared with the corresponding ratio of one decade previously (1978-1982). The main findings were that similarities were more common than dissimilarities, except age of onset problem drinking that occurred significantly later in the female patients (p < 0.05). Sex ratios indicated a significant convergence of female patients to that of males during 1988-1992, compared with one decade earlier (1:3.4 and 1:7.8, respectively; p < 0.01). The former ratio resembled the one found in the younger age groups. Conceivable explanations of the convergence are discussed herein.
对1988年至1992年期间首次入住马尔默酒精疾病科的所有60岁及以上患者进行了调查，共有218名男性和64名女性。评估了几个临床变量以探讨性别差异。将该老年人群中的性别比（女性：男性）与十年前（1978年至1982年）的相应比例进行了比较。主要发现是，除了女性患者出现问题饮酒的年龄明显较晚（p<0.05）外，相似之处比不同之处更为常见。性别比表明，与十年前相比，1988年至1992年期间女性患者与男性患者的比例显著趋同（分别为1:3.4和1:7.8；p<0.01）。前一个比例与较年轻年龄组中的比例相似。本文讨论了这种趋同的可能解释。
