Evaluation of alcohol concentrations in samples referred to the forensic Laboratory in Baghdad

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 2 Relation of alcohol consumption with the studied variables

Variable	Total No.	Alcohol Consumption				Significance
		Positive		Negative
		No. 112	Percent 8.8	No. 1163	Percent 91.2
Age (years)^a:
<25	156	13	8.3	143	91.7	X² = 0.69 df = 4 P = 0.95
25–34	317	27	8.5	290	91.5
35–44	304	27	8.9	277	91.1
45–54	257	21	8.2	236	91.8
≥55	238	24	10.1	214	89.9
Total	1272	112	8.8	1160	91.2
Sex:
Females	139	17	12.2	122	87.8	X² = 2.31 df = 1 P = 0.128
Males	1136	95	8.4	1041	91.6	X² = 2.31 df = 1 P = 0.128
Month of death:
July	165	11	6.7	154	93.3	X² = 4.93 df = 5 P = 0.43
August	326	36	11.0	290	89.0
September	232	23	9.9	209	90.1
October	176	11	6.2	165	93.8
November	210	17	8.1	193	91.9
December	166	14	8.4	152	91.6
Cause of death:
Natural	261	12	4.6	249	95.4	X² = 7.18 df = 5 P = 0.007
Traumatic	1014	100	9.9	914	90.1	X² = 7.18 df = 5 P = 0.007