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However, alcohol misuse in older people is underestimated and often goes undetected.<\/jats:p>\n \n Objective:<\/jats:bold> To document alcohol consumption and clinical presentation of alcohol misuse in hospital inpatients aged \u2a7e60 years.<\/jats:p>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:bold> 208 inpatients aged \u2a7e60 years, referred to the alcohol liaison nurse between 1998 and 2003 at the Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, UK, were assessed for sex, alcohol intake, primary and secondary reasons for admission, and other concurrent health problems and death.<\/jats:p>\n \n Results:<\/jats:bold> 90% of men drank >21 units weekly and 93% of women drank >14 units weekly. Median weekly alcohol intake was 78.5 units for men and 47 units for women. Acute intoxication, falls, circulatory problems and alcoholic liver disease were the main primary reasons for admission. 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