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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 2B4 Discharges with alcohol-related problems from non-psychiatric hospitals 1,2 by age, sex and main diagnosis, year ending 31 March 1996 |
Main diagnosis |
Secondary |
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Both |
Males |
Females |
Both |
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All |
All |
15-24 |
25-44 |
45-64 |
65-74 |
75 & over |
All ages |
15-24 |
25-44 |
45-64 |
65-74 |
75 & over |
All ages |
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| Total | 5,486 |
3,912 |
364 |
1,166 |
1,844 |
414 |
124 |
1,574 |
242 |
465 |
644 |
167 |
56 |
18,397 |
| Alcohol dependence | 1,044 |
775 |
21 |
228 |
393 |
95 |
38 |
269 |
8 |
92 |
102 |
49 |
18 |
4,255 |
| Alcohol non-dependence | 1,802 |
1,233 |
303 |
378 |
403 |
104 |
45 |
569 |
215 |
155 |
136 |
43 |
20 |
10,517 |
| Alcoholic psychoses | 1,025 |
829 |
12 |
347 |
395 |
58 |
17 |
196 |
2 |
83 |
89 |
18 |
4 |
897 |
| Chronic liver disease | 1,466 |
988 |
3 |
187 |
623 |
153 |
22 |
478 |
- |
107 |
303 |
56 |
12 |
1,326 |
| Fatty liver | 11 |
9 |
- |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
16 |
| Acute hepatitis | 133 |
97 |
- |
38 |
47 |
10 |
2 |
36 |
- |
9 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
82 |
| Cirrhosis | 352 |
242 |
1 |
28 |
163 |
43 |
7 |
110 |
- |
13 |
74 |
16 |
7 |
382 |
| Unspecified | 970 |
640 |
2 |
118 |
409 |
99 |
12 |
330 |
- |
85 |
203 |
38 |
4 |
846 |
| Alcoholic cardiomyopathy | 33 |
31 |
- |
6 |
23 |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
79 |
| Toxic effect of alcohol | 116 |
56 |
25 |
20 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
60 |
17 |
28 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
1,323 |
Source: ISD Scotland, Common Services Agency |
| 1 Excludes mental illness hospitals, psychiatric units and maternity hospitals. |
| 2 Transfer cases have been excluded. |
| 3 Discharges where alcohol-related problems are recorded as a secondary reason for admission to hospital. |
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