PMID: 8450575Jan 1, 1993Paper

The impact of gender on clinical characteristics and outcome in alcohol withdrawal

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
P G O'ConnorS R Segal

Abstract

Few studies have compared the social and clinical features of alcoholism for women and men, and none has focused on patients entering treatment for withdrawal. We investigated the role of gender by analyzing the data for 179 patients (34 women, 145 men) who underwent outpatient withdrawal. Our analysis focused on two questions: 1) How do women and men compare in terms of baseline social and clinical features? and 2) Do women and men have similar treatment outcomes in alcohol withdrawal? Baseline sociodemographic features revealed that women were more likely to be poor (90% vs. 71%, p = .03) but less likely to be uninsured (32% vs. 51%, p = .05), homeless (6% vs. 20%, p = .05), or have legal problems (29% vs. 54%, p = .02). Surprisingly, women and men reported a similar mean daily alcohol intake (240 g vs. 243 g). Women reported a shorter duration of alcohol abuse prior to entering treatment (16.1 y vs. 19.1 y). Although women experienced a higher treatment failure rate (53% vs. 43%), this difference is not significant. Our analysis highlights gender similarities and differences among patients entering treatment for withdrawal. We conclude that women and men have similar treatment outcomes in the management of alcohol withdrawal.

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