Alcohol use and drinking patterns in Swedish 85 year olds born three decades apart - findings from the Gothenburg H70 study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about alcohol consumption among the oldest old.

Objective

To compare alcohol use and drinking patterns among 85 year olds born three decades apart.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

The Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies.

Subjects

About 1,160 85 year olds born in 1901-02, 1923-24, and 1930.

Methods

Self-reported questions about alcohol included how often study participants drank beer, wine, and spirits and how many centilitres in total/week. Risk consumption was defined as ≥100 g alcohol/week. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to explore cohort characteristics, differences in proportions, factors associated with risk consumption and 3-year mortality.

Results

The proportion of at-risk drinkers

SUBMITTER: Falk Erhag H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature