Secondary cross-sectional analysis of smoking and drinking factors among older Korean men: A 13-year national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Given the shared risk profiles and interdependence of smoking and drinking behaviors, this study aimed to examine factors associated with smoking and alcohol consumption among older adult Korean men.

Methods

This was a secondary cross-sectional analysis of data pooled from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted between 2007 and 2019, encompassing 7259 men aged ≥65 years. The participants were divided into the non-smoking/non-drinking, smoking/non-drinking, non-smoking/drinking, and smoking/drinking groups, and the sociodemographic and various health-related data collected via questionnaires and blood tests were used for multinomial logistic regression.

Results

When examining factors associated with each group using

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639415 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature