Mortality in a sample of convicted drinking drivers |
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| Authors: | ROBERT E. MANN LISE ANGLIN KARL WILKINS EVELYN R. VINGILIS SCOTT MACDONALD |
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| Affiliation: | Addiction Research Foundation, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2S1;Department of Behavioural Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Mortality rates for 639 drinking drivers were calculated. The sample consisted of all individuals convicted of a second offence in two Ontario cities (Oshawa and North Bay) between 1973 and late 1978. There were 53 deaths (51 males, 2 females) in the sample prior to the end of 1986. Among males, significant excess total mortality was observed (Standardized Mortality Ratio = 1.7); similar trends were observed among females. Age-related excess mortality and excess mortality by cause were strikingly similar to mortality patterns observed among alcoholics. |
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