title: [Name-day parties--social factor shaping patterns of ethanol poisonings].
abstract: Name-day party is a feature of the Polish culture. During these parties alcoholic drinks are served very often. In this paper it is shown that there is a positive correlation between the popularity of a name-day and the number of ethanol poisonings. Another finding of this paper is that the popularity of a name-day is also associated with the average age of ethanol-poisoned patients. This association is mediated by gender and a day of the week. On days of popular names the average age of poisoned woman is lower comparing to days of unpopular names. In case of males the pattern is more complicated. If a name-day of common names occurs on a week day then the male patients tend to be older, but if such a day occurs at the weekend then average age of male patients is higher.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Toksykologii Analitycznej i Terapii Monitorowanej, Katedry Toksykologii Klinicznej i Srodowiskowej CM UJ, Krakowie. jennerb@poczta.fm
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jenner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000453:epidemiology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol