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  • Alcohol consumption and smoking habits in patients with psoriasis
    Gruber, F... ...
    Background. Patients suffering from psoriasis can hardly cope with the diseaseand have psychic problems, which can lead to alcoholism and cigarette smoking. Objective. Our purpose was to determine ... whether or no psoriatic patients drink more and smoke more than a control group. Methods. By means of a questionnaire and a careful history we determined the alcohol consumption and smoking habits in 150 patients and compared the results with a control group (patients with contact dermatitis). Results. Sixty percent of psoriatic patients drank alcohol, while among the controls only 28.1%(p<0.05). There wasa difference in drinking habits between psoriatic patients with and withoutstress. Alcohol consumption was more common in psoriatic men than in psoriatic women. Analysis of the smoking habits revealed that psoriatic patients smoked in a higher percentage than patients of the control group. Conclusion. The results demonstrated that psoriatic patients drink more frequently, and in excess than other people. The authors believe there is necessity for preventive measures in this risk group.
    Vrsta gradiva - članek, sestavni del
    Leto - 1999
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 10701529