[Tobacco- or alcohol-attributable inpatient treatments].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to determine how many inpatient treatments are attributable to tobacco smoking or alcohol risk-drinking in a high tobacco smoking and alcohol per capital consumption country.


METHODS
Relative mortality risks from international studies, inpatient diagnoses in the year 1997 (n = 12,803,729), rates of tobacco smokers and alcohol risk drinkers from Germany (microcensus 1995, n = 169,403; German National Health Survey 1990/1991, n = 7450) were the data base.


RESULTS
Of all inpatient treatment cases in the year 1997, 9.9 % (n = 1,273,651) were tobacco- or alcohol-attributable. The inpatient stays took 1.5 days more than those who were not tobacco- or alcohol-attributable.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that early detection and early intervention are needed for the decrease of the number of inpatient treatments.
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Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, Universität Greifswald.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014600:Utilization Review