European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Introduction: For centuries, alcohol use has been a significant social and health issue globally. based on a January 2015 WHO report.Each year, alcohol abuse leads to 3.3 million fatalities. Economic position, cultural background, educational attainment, physical and psychological health, geography, religion, and other environmental conditions are just a few of the elements that have been found to have an impact on alcohol consumption patterns. India’s alcohol consumption varies greatly by area. Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) can present with steatosis, liver cirrhosis, or any combination of these symptoms. Cirrhosis or hepatitis only affect 15–25% of long-term heavy alcohol users. Materials and Methodology: The Inpatients Department of General Medicine at PGIMER & CH, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, is the site of this hospital-based observational questionnaire study. Every hospitalised patient with liver illness at our facility who has ever used alcohol was tested. After obtaining their informed consent, the patients were questioned. Patients and their families were requested to provide a thorough personal and family history. Every patient's use of alcohol, including native alcoholic beverages, was recorded and converted to an average weekly gram intake. To confirm the diagnosis, every standard examination as well as supplementary research were conducted. The patient's data was gathered using a pre-made proforma. Including the specifics such age, gender, marital status, employment, yearly income, eating habits, drinking pattern, age at which drinking began, and amount of time spent drinking. The modified Kuppuswamy Scale was used to assess socioeconomic class. Results: The research comprised 186 patients, with a median age of 46 years. Of them, 139 (74.7%) were men, and the male to female ratio was 3:1. Compared to rural populations (39.24%), urban populations have a higher prevalence of alcoholic liver disease (60.75%). Alcoholic liver disease affects people in the Lower Socioeconomic Class (50.53%) more than in any other group.  Men consume alcohol at higher rates (>700 gm/wk), and married individuals use alcohol at significantly higher rates. When a female consumes 140–280 grammes of alcohol per week for ten to fifteen years, she is at a significantly earlier risk of developing alcoholic liver disease than a guy who consumes more than fifteen years of alcohol at a rate of >700 grammes per week. Conclusions: The research comprised 186 patients, with a median age of 46 years. Of them, 139 (74.7%) were men, and the male to female ratio was 3:1. Compared to rural populations (39.24%), urban populations have a higher prevalence of alcoholic liver disease (60.75%). Alcoholic liver disease affects people in the Lower Socioeconomic Class (50.53%) more than in any other group.  Men consume alcohol at higher rates (>700 gm/wk), and married individuals use alcohol at significantly higher rates. When a female consumes 140–280 grammes of alcohol per week for ten to fifteen years, she is at a significantly earlier risk of developing alcoholic liver disease than a guy who consumes more than fifteen years of alcohol at a rate of >700 grammes per week