Trends and Correlates of High-Risk Alcohol Consumption and Types of Alcoholic Beverages in Middle-Aged Korean Adults: Results From the HEXA-G Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to report the prevalence and correlates of high-risk alcohol consumption and types of alcoholic beverages.

Methods

The baseline data of the Health Examinees-Gem (HEXA-G) study participants, including 43,927 men and 85,897 women enrolled from 2005 through 2013, were used for analysis. Joinpoint regression was performed to estimate trends in the age-standardized prevalence of alcohol consumption. Associations of demographic and behavioral factors, perceived health-related effects, social relationships, and the diagnostic history of diseases with alcohol consumption were assessed using multinomial logistic regression.

Results

The prevalence of alcohol consumption remained higher in men during the study period and increased in women. The amount of alco

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6414807 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature