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Alcohol consumption and self-rated health among older people : population-based study in Sweden
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- Lindstrom, Jim (author)
- Örebro University; Region Västmanland,Department for Sustainable Development, Region Örebro County, Sweden
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- Hellström, Charlotta (author)
- Mälardalen University,LIVSSTIL
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- Simonsson, Bo (author)
- Department for Competence Centre for Health, Region Västmanland, Västerås, Sweden
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- 2019-12-10
- 2020
- English.
- In: Journal of Public Health. - : Oxford University Press. - 1741-3842 .- 1741-3850. ; 42:4, s. 756-765
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- Objective To analyse alcohol consumption and its association with self-rated health among a representative sample of older people in mid-Sweden. Background Over the past decades, alcohol consumption has increased in the older population in Sweden, but few studies have investigated the association between alcohol consumption and self-rated health in this group. The aim was therefore to investigate alcohol consumption and self-rated health among older Swedes. Methods The study is based on a cross-sectional study of 11,716 men and women, 65 years and over, answering a survey questionnaire sent to a random population sample in mid-Sweden in 2012. We assessed alcohol consumption with AUDIT-C and its association with self-rated health using logistic regression analysis, adjusting for age, economic situation, educational level, BMI, physical activity, social support and medication use. Results Men (83%) were more prone to drink alcohol compared to women (71%). The prevalence of risk drinking was about 2% for both genders. Alcohol consumption declined with age. Moderate consumption of alcohol was associated with lower probability of poor self-rated health compared to non-drinking with an adjusted odds ratio 0.64 (95% confidence interval: 0.54-0.76) for men and 0.68 (0.59-0.79) for women. Conclusion Since the study was cross-sectional the direction of the association could not be determined, and the results should not be interpreted as an argument for promoting alcohol consumption among older people.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
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- alcohol consumption
- older people
- population studies
- self-rated health
- Public Health Science
- Folkhälsovetenskap
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