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Lars Pieper

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People with Alcohol Use Disorders in Specialized Care in Eight Different European Countries

2015

Aim: To provide a description of patients receiving alcohol treatment in eight different European countries, including the level of comorbidities and functional limitations. Methods: Drinking behaviours, DSM-IV alcohol use disorder (AUD), mental and somatic comorbidities, disability and health services utilization of 1767 patients from various specialized treatment settings were assessed as representative for regions of eight European countries. Severity of alcohol dependence (AD) in terms of drinking level was compared with a large representative US sample. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2015, 1–9 doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agv009 Article © The Author 2015. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford Universi…

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Obesity and Abdominal Fat Markers in Patients with a History of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks.

2016

Background Abdominal obesity is a well-recognized cardiovascular risk factor. Conflicting data concerning its significance with respect to stroke have been discussed in recent years. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between anthropometric parameters and the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) in German primary care. Methods Patient recruitment in this large-scale epidemiological study was performed in 3188 representative primary care offices in Germany. Among 6980 study participants, 1745 patients with a history of stroke or TIA were identified and matched for age and gender with 5235 regional controls. Associations between standard anthropometric …

Male030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyBody Mass Index0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsGermanyEpidemiologyOdds Ratio030212 general & internal medicineStrokeAbdominal obesityAdiposityAged 80 and overAnthropometryRehabilitationMiddle AgedPrognosisStrokeIschemic Attack TransientArea Under CurveObesity AbdominalFemalemedicine.symptomWaist CircumferenceCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyWaistAbdominal FatRisk Assessment03 medical and health sciencesPredictive Value of TestsInternal medicinemedicineHumanscardiovascular diseasesRisk factorAgedPrimary Health Carebusiness.industryWaist-Hip RatioOdds ratioAnthropometrymedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsROC CurveCase-Control StudiesPhysical therapySurgeryNeurology (clinical)businessBody mass indexJournal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
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Alcohol use disorders in Europe: A comparison of general population and primary health care prevalence rates

2016

Aims Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are prevalent in Europe but occurrence in primary care and the proportion of treated cases are understudied. This study reports prevalence of AUDs and their treatment in European primary health care settings and compares them with general population estimates. Procedure We sampled 358 general practitioners (GPs, refusal rate: 56.4%) across six European countries (Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Spain), who assessed 13,003 patients including providing AUD diagnoses. A subsample of 8,476 patients (refusal rate: 17.8%) was interviewed subsequently, assessing DSM-IV AUD diagnoses via the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Final AUD diagn…

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