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T1 Differences in alcohol-related mortality between foreign-born and native-born Spaniards
A1 Fierro Lorenzo, María Inmaculada
A1 Yáñez Ortega, José Luis
A1 Álvarez González, Francisco Javier
K1 Automóviles - Conducción en estado de embriaguez - España
K1 Alcohol - Mortalidad
AB Background: Alcohol consumption is associated with high rates of mortality. This study aimed to analysemortality attributable to alcohol consumption in foreign-born and native-born Spaniards in 2004 and todetermine whether differences existed between these groups.Methods: The number of deaths attributable to alcohol consumption was calculated by means of thealcohol-attributable fractions devised by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for calculatingmortality rates in the USA. Alcohol-related mortality rates and age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000persons (using European standard population) were calculated by gender.Results: The mortality rates attributable to alcohol per 100,000 inhabitants were lower among foreignbornSpaniards (7.0) than native-born Spaniards (16.7). Chronic conditions accounted for only 23.6% ofall alcohol-related mortality for foreign-born Spaniards, but 60% for native-born Spaniards. The formerwere much more likely to suffer unintentional injuries, particularly road traffic accidents, while the lattershowed high rates of alcohol-related death for digestive diseases, cardiovascular disorders, intentionalinjuries and malignant neoplasm.Conclusion: Alcohol consumption is an important cause of death among the native-born Spanish population.The observed differences in alcohol-related mortality between native and foreign-born Spaniardsshould be considered when developing targeted harm reduction policies
PB Elsevier
SN 0955-3959
YR 2010
FD 2010
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15424
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/15424
LA eng
NO International Journal of Drug Policy,  (2010); 21(3) : 240–243
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2024