Alcoholic females II. Causes of death with reference to sex difference

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Abstract
The mortality of 100 female and 100 male alcoholics, admitted to a department of alcoholic diseases in 1963-69 was studied. The patients were early cases and mortality was studied during an observation period of 6-12 yr. A total of 18 women and 16 men died. Compared with the general population, mortality was 5.6 and 3.0 times higher than expected for the women and men, respectively. Among the women a significant excess mortality was found for accidents, suicides, diseases of the respiratory system and especially cirrhosis of the liver. Mortality among the men was significantly higher than expected due to suicides, diseases of the circulatory system, neoplasms, chronic alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning. The excess mortality from suicides found for both sexes was highest in the female group.

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