TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Elderly first time admitted alcoholics: a descriptive study on gender differences in a clinical population
JO  - Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
A1  - Osterling, A.
A1  - Berglund, Mats
SP  - 1317
EP  - 1321
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - All patients > or = 60 years of age who were first-time admitted to the Department of Alcohol Diseases in Malmö during 1988-1992 were investigated, a total of 218 men and 64 women. Several clinical variables were assessed addressing gender differences. The sex ratio (female:male) in this elderly population was compared with the corresponding ratio of one decade previously (1978-1982). The main findings were that similarities were more common than dissimilarities, except age of onset problem drinking that occurred significantly later in the female patients (p < 0.05). Sex ratios indicated a significant convergence of female patients to that of males during 1988-1992, compared with one decade earlier (1:3.4 and 1:7.8, respectively; p < 0.01). The former ratio resembled the one found in the younger age groups. Conceivable explanations of the convergence are discussed herein.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-6008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -