Anthropometric and sociodemographic characteristics of treated alcoholics

Živko, Vlaškalić, Verica, Božić-Krstić, Biljana, Zobenica-Vujović, Zoran, Parčetić

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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505

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1820-7936

https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%267459&page=0&so...

2009-2021/11/01/13:12:51

Alcoholism was a chronic, progressive disease with a recidivistic progression which is characterized by the need to drink alcoholic drinks to achieve pleasure. In later phases of the disease, physical and mental damage occurs as a consequence of long-term overuse of alcohol. The aim of this paper is to determine the morphological characteristics, state of nourishment, sociodemographic structure of alcoholics and the relations between these characteristics. Sixty male subjects in treatment for alcohol addiction in the department for alcoholism, drug abuse and borderline conditions at the HC 'Dr R. Simonović' in Sombor were surveyed. The survey was carried out in accordance with the directive and methods from the International Biological Program: body height, leg length, body mass, shoulder width, pelvis width, chest width, chest depth and chest diameter. Body Mass Index (BMI) was used to determine the state of nourishment. Average age of the test subject is 49,1 year, single tall, averagely nourished (BMI = 24,57 kg/m), finished high school (80%) and unemployed (80%), unmarried or divorced (43,3%), live in the country more often (63,3%), already treated for alcoholism (86,7%), and alcoholism present in the family (96,7%), and is most commonly related to personality disorders (56,7%).