Evaluation of exposure to ethanol of various kinds of alcoholic beverage of the Rostov region population

• Main Authors: G T Aydinov, V S Svechnikov, S P Alekseenko, A N Gulivets
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2010-09-01
• Series: RUDN Journal of Medicine
• Subjects: потребление алкоголя; оценка риска
• Online Access: http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/3538
• ISSN: 2313-0245; 2313-0261

Evaluation of exposure to ethanol of alcoholic beverage, consumed by the population of the Rostov region, is a primary stage of the risk evaluation. Examination of the population at the age of 18-75 years in 11 cities and 26 rural districts of the Rostov region was conducted by a form method by casual selection using questionnaire for studying behavioristic factors of risk in Russian regions. The ethanol exposure number on the basis of consumption median of ethanol made up 0,009 g/kg of body weight / 24 hours. The ethanol exposure number on the basis of 90th percentile of ethanol consumption made up 0,4 g/kg of body weight /24 hour. Groups of alcohol beverage with the biggest contribution into exposure (by diminishing) - beer, strong alcohol beverage, non-fortified wine. Danger coefficient at the level of median HQ med made up 0,03 at the level of 90th percentile of ethanol consumption made up HQ 90% - 1,46. The received results of examination are confirmed by the data of Federal Service of State Statistics on volumes of sales of various kinds of alcoholic beverage and beer.