Socio-economic differences in all-cause mortality in people with alcohol use disorder : a prospective cohort study

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: While alcohol-attributable mortality rates are higher in low socio-economic status (SES) groups, less is known about SES differences in all-cause mortality in alcohol use disorder (AUD). The aim of this study was to explore whether there are SES differences in people with AUD, regarding (i) treatment admission, (ii) all-cause mortality risk and (iii) relative mortality risk.

DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective cohort study in Norway, follow-up period from 2009-10 to 2013. Data on SES and mortality were obtained through linkages to national registries, using national unique ID numbers.

PARTICIPANTS: AUD patients (age 20+) admitted to treatment in 2009-10 (n = 11 726) and age and gender frequency-matched controls from the general population (n = 12 055).

MEASUREMENTS: The SES indicator was education level (low, intermediate and high). Mortality was calculated as deaths per 1000 person-years during the 4-year observation period.

FINDINGS: Admission to AUD treatment was elevated in the low compared with the high SES categories (OR = 3.31, 95% CI = 3.09, 3.55). Among AUD patients, mortality risk was elevated in the low SES category (HR = 1.23, 95% CI = 1.04, 1.45). Relative mortality risk from AUD was significantly higher in the high SES (HR = 8.65, 95% CI = 6.16, 12.14) compared with the low SES categories (HR = 3.29, 95% CI = 2.61, 4.15).

CONCLUSION: Admission to treatment for alcohol use disorders in Norway appears to decrease with increasing socio-economic status, and relative mortality risk from alcohol use disorder appears to increase with increasing socio-economic status.

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CommentIn: Addiction. 2021 Jan;116(1):60-61. - PMID 32633435

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

Enthalten in:

Addiction (Abingdon, England) - 116(2021), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 53-59

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rossow, Ingeborg [VerfasserIn]
Amundsen, Ellen J [VerfasserIn]
Samuelsen, Sven Ove [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alcohol use disorder
Journal Article
Mortality
Norway
Prospective cohort
Register linkage
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Socio-economic status
Treatment

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Date Completed 22.07.2021

Date Revised 22.07.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Addiction. 2021 Jan;116(1):60-61. - PMID 32633435

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/add.15070

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308527941