http://elib.grsmu.by/handle/files/119 2026-04-13T08:52:46Z 2026-04-13T08:52:46Z Dzeshka, M. S. Lip, G. Y. H. http://elib.grsmu.by/handle/files/15285 2020-02-05T00:16:04Z 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z

Editorial commentary: Reversal agents in the era of non-vitamin k antagonists oral anticoagulants: Necessity or psychological crutch? Dzeshka, M. S.; Lip, G. Y. H.

2016-02-01T00:00:00Z Razvodovsky, Y. E. http://elib.grsmu.by/handle/files/5894 2018-03-23T00:01:19Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fatal Alcohol Poisonings and Traffic Accidents in Russia Razvodovsky, Y. E. Russia has one of the world's highest road traffic fatality rates. There is common believe that high level of alcohol consumption in conjunction with binge drinking pattern is a major determinant of high traffic accidents mortality rates in this country. Objective: The aim of the present study was to estimate the aggregate level effect of binge drinking on the traffic accidents mortality rates in Russia. Method: Age-standardized sex-specific male and female fatal alcohol poisonings (as a proxy for binge drinking) and traffic accidents mortality data for the period 1970-2013 were analyzed by means time series analysis. The results of the analysis indicate the presence of a statistically significant association between the two time series for males and for females. Conclusions: The outcomes of this study provide support for the hypothesis that binge drinking is an important contributor to the traffic accidents mortality rates in Russian Federation. The findings from the present study have important implications as regards traffic accidents mortality prevention indicating that a restrictive alcohol policy can be considered as an effective measure of prevention in countries where higher rate of alcohol consumption conjunct with binge drinking pattern. fatal alcohol poisonings, traffic accidents, time series analysis, Russia, 1970-2013.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Razvodovsky, Y. E. http://elib.grsmu.by/handle/files/5893 2018-03-23T00:01:14Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Population Drinkung and Suicide Trends: A Cross-Country Comparison Razvodovsky, Y. E. Background: The Slavic countries of the former Soviet Union (fSU) Russia, Belarus and Ukraine retain one ofthe highest suicide rates in the world, despite a gradual decline over the past decade. Aims: The present study aims to analyze whether population drinking is able to explain the dramaticfluctuations in suicide mortality in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine from the late Soviet to post-Soviet period. Method: Trends in sex-specific suicide rates and alcohol sales per capita from 1980 to 2010 in Russia Belarusand Ukraine were analyzed employing a Spearman's rank-order correlation analysis. Results: The estimates based on the Soviet data suggest a strong association between alcohol sales and suiciderates in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. At the same time, the relationship between alcohol sales and suicide rates was negative in the post-Soviet period. Conclusion: The findings from present study suggest that the suicide mortality fluctuations in Russia, Belarusand Ukraine in the Soviet period were attributable to alcohol. Alternatively, alcohol can not fully explain the fluctuations in the suicide mortality observed in these countries in the Soviet period. Similar regional pattern of suicide trends do not support the hypothesis that alcohol control policy was responsible for the decline in Russian suicide mortality during recent decade. alcohol sales, suicide rates, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, 1980-2010

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Razvodovsky, Y. E. http://elib.grsmu.by/handle/files/5890 2018-03-23T00:01:36Z 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

Road traffic mortality attributable to alcohol in Russia Razvodovsky, Y. E. Background: The road accident mortality rates in Russia are the highest in Europe. The growing evidence suggests that drunk driving is the leading cause of fatal road accidents in Russia. ^ Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of changes in aggregate-level alcohol consumption on fatal road traffic accidents in Russia between 1970 and 2015. Methods: Age-standardized sex-specific male and female traffic accidents mortality data for the period 1970-2015 and data on alcohol consumption per capita were analyzed by means ARIMA (autoregressive integrated moving average) time series analysis. Results: Alcohol consumption was significantly associated with both male and female traffic accidents mortality rates: a 1 liter increase in overall alcohol consumption would result in a 3.5% increase in the male accident mortality rate and in 2.1% increase in the female mortality rate. The results of the analysis suggest that 38.3% of all male accident deaths and 25.2% female deaths in Russia could be attributed to alcohol. Conclusions: This is the first time-series analysis of overall level of alcohol consumption and road traffic mortality rates in Russia, which has shown that population drinking, is the strong predictor of road traffic fatalities at the aggregate level.

2016-04-01T00:00:00Z Razvodovsky, Y. E. http://elib.grsmu.by/handle/files/5872 2018-03-22T00:01:23Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alcohol Attributable Fraction of Suicide Mortality Razvodovsky, Y. E. Background: Suicide is one of the main causes ofpremature mortality in Belarus, brining considerable losses of human lives. There is strong evidence of a crucial role of alcohol in explanation of high suicide rate and its profound fluctuations over the past decades in this country. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between the overall alcohol consumption and suicide mortality rates in Belarus. Method: Trends in alcohol consumption per capita and age-standardized male and female suicide rates from 1980 to 2010 were analyzed employing autoregressive integrated moving average (A RIM A) time series analysis. Results: Alcohol consumption is significantly associated with both male and female suicide rates. The results suggest that 1 litre increase in overall alcohol consumption would result in a 7.4% increase in the male suicide rates and 3.2% increase in female suicide rates. The estimated effects of alcohol consumption on the agespecific suicide rates for men ranging from 0.024 (15-29 age group) to 0.082 (30-44 and 45-59 age groups). The estimated effects of alcohol consumption on age specific rates for women were positive for age groups 15-29 (0.017), 30-44 (0.047), 45-59 (0.039) and 60-74 (0.017). Conclusions: The outcome of this study provides indirect support for the hypothesis that alcohol played a crucial role in the fluctuation in suicide mortality rate in Belarus during recent decades. Alcohol, suicide, ARIMA time series analysis, Belarus, 1980-2010.

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