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Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 327-331, 2003
© 2003 Medical Council on Alcohol

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND ELDERLY MEN: A COMMUNITY STUDY FROM WESTERN INDIA

Prakash C. Gupta, Shekhar Saxena1,*, Mangesh S. Pednekar and Pallab K. Maulik1

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400 005, India and
1 Mental Health: Evidence and Research, Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization, Geneva 27, CH 1211, Switzerland

Received 30 November 2002; in revised form 20 January 2003; accepted 27 February 2003

Aims: To assess the prevalence and pattern of alcohol use in a middle-aged and elderly population in Mumbai, India. Methods: 50 220 men aged ≥45 years from the lower and lower-middle section of the general population were interviewed. Results: 18.8% were currently consuming alcoholic beverages, of whom 32.8% drank on at least 6 days per week. The most popular beverage was locally distilled products of fruits and grain (country liquor). Seventy-five per cent of the consumers of country liquor would consume over 53 g of ethanol on a day when they drank, with 46.6% of these doing so on at least 6 days per week. Conclusions: Abstinence, and also heavy and frequent use of alcohol, are common in this population and the latter is likely to have significant public health implications.


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