[Clinico-epidemiological assesments for establishing the relationship between alcohol consumption and gastritis. Observations in Dorohoi area, Botosani county].
There are some controverces regarding alcohol intake and gastritis.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of chronic alcohol intake on development of gastritis and their interrelationship.


METHODS
The study was conducted of 1566 patients of urban and rural Dorohoi areal (alcohol consumers), during the 2002-2006.


RESULTS
The prevalence of chronic alcohol gastritis has statistic significant difference along the years. The alcohol intake was recorded in the age group 40-50 years, in urban patients. In most patients (59%) alcohol intake was daily, the quantity used more frecquently 150-200 mL.


CONCLUSIONS
Chronic alcohol consumtion induce the apparition of gastritis, in correlation with the consumption, ritmicity and alcohol amount.
Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi Spitalul Municipal Dorohoi.
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Gherasim
Mihaela
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Dranga
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005756:Gastritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*