External appearance of forensic autopsy material of alcoholics

Forensic material of alcoholics was compared with controls with regard to the height, weight, state of nutrition, stature, the ageing process and the presence of traumatic lesions. Surprisingly, it was found that alcoholic women were taller than controls. Alcoholics were significantly more often sli...

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Published in:Forensic science international 1995-01, Vol.71 (1), p.65-71
Main Authors: Thomsen, Jørgen L., Albrektsen, Søren B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents - legislation & jurisprudence
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Ageing
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - pathology
Autopsy
Biological and medical sciences
Body Height - physiology
Body Weight - physiology
Cause of Death
External lesions
Female
Height
Homicide - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Normal Distribution
Nutrition Assessment
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Retrospective Studies
Skin Aging - physiology
State of nutrition
Suicide - legislation & jurisprudence
Weight
Wounds and Injuries - pathology
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Summary:Forensic material of alcoholics was compared with controls with regard to the height, weight, state of nutrition, stature, the ageing process and the presence of traumatic lesions. Surprisingly, it was found that alcoholic women were taller than controls. Alcoholics were significantly more often slightly undernourished, while the extremes, severe obesity or severe undernourishment, did not show any differences. Alcoholics looked older than their age more often than controls. Not unexpectedly, traumatic lesions were more frequent in alcoholics. The lesions were, however, only rarely the result of deliberate violence, but were usually suffered when the alcoholic fell whilst under the influence of alcohol.
ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/0379-0738(94)01641-H