title: Mortality in a follow up study of 616 alcoholics admitted to an inpatient alcoholism clinic 1972-76.
abstract: Six hundred and sixteen alcoholics were admitted to an inpatient alcoholism clinic (Mahu clinic, Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch) between 1972 and 1976. The national register of deaths was searched for deaths of these patients up until 30 September 1983. Eighty-three deaths were recorded which, when compared with the general population, matched for age and sex, yielded a standardised mortality ratio of 1.6, that is 60% higher than expected. However because the patients were nearly all under 65 years of age the absolute death rate was not high--98% survived one year and 86% survived ten years. Similarly the excess death rate was quite low at 6 extra deaths per 1000 alcoholic years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health and General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006757:Hospital Units; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors