Trends in alcohol-related admissions to hospital by age, sex and socioeconomic deprivation in England, 2002/03 to 2013/14

• DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4265-0
• Publication Date: 2017-05-08T09:07:54Z
• Authors: Mark A Green; Mark Strong; Lucy Conway; Ravi Maheswaran
• Keywords: Biostatistics; Social Deprivation

Prevalence of alcohol-related harms in England are among the highest Europe and represents an important policy issue. Understanding how trends vary by demographic factors is for informing debates. The aim our study was to examine admissions hospital England, with a focus on variations sex, age socioeconomic deprivation. We used data financial years 2002/03 2013/14. Our four main outcome variables were acute chronic conditions wholly partially attributable alcohol consumption. also looked at specific alcohol. Socioeconomic deprivation measured using English Indices Deprivation patient's residence (categorised quintile). calculated crude rates, age-specific rates (visualised Lexis plots) directly standardised category, separately males females. Total all alcohol-attributable increased from 201,398 303,716 relative increase these larger than compared non-alcohol admissions. Acute had largest measures, displayed bimodal distribution higher adolescence/young adults middle age. Chronic concentrated (particularly males). While admission generally males, females hospitalisations due 'Intentional self-poisoning alcohol'. found evidence wide social inequalities level deprivation, which wider men women across measures other expands base help understand population age, sex There have been increasing between 2013/14, particularly aged deprived areas. However, young being admitted alcohol' raises additional concerns.