Alcohol dependence and problem drinking in urban middle aged men.
In the total population of 11.643 men born 1926-1933 and living in Malmoe all individuals registered at the Department of Alcohol Diseases (RAD) from 1968-1984 were calculated and 10% of the records were analyzed. All men were invited to screening investigations and 75% participated. Data on sick leave days were available for as long as 21 years before screening and during follow up. Screening GGT levels and affirmative answers to the Mm-Mast were analyzed. Drinking problems were categorized in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome or Alcohol Related Disabilities. The later category included: a) individuals RAD who were non-alcohol dependent, b) 75% of men with screening GGT in the tenth decentile of the GGT distribution, c) men with high sick leave caused by complications due to drinking.


RESULTS
Alcohol dependence was found in 5.4%, problem drinking in another 9.4% of the men in the general population. The yearly incidence of alcohol dependence was 1.5 per thousand in these age year cohorts.
Department of Alcohol Diseases, Malmoe General Hospital, Sweden.
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013548:Sweden; D014505:Urban Population