Alcohol consumption trajectories and self-rated health: findings from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether poor self-rated health and psychological distress are differentially associated with drinking trajectories over time.

Methods

From the Stockholm Public Health Cohort, two subcohorts surveyed in 2002-2010-2014 and 2006-2010-2014 (n=23 794 and n=34 667 at baseline, respectively) were used. Alcohol consumption, self-rated health, psychological distress (measured by General Health Questionnaire-12), lifestyle factors and longstanding illness were assessed by questionnaires. Demographic and socioeconomic variables were obtained by register linkage. Logistic regression was fitted to assess the associations with eight alcohol consumption trajectories, which were constructed among 30 228 individuals (13 898 and 16 330 from the 2002 and 2006 subcohort

SUBMITTER: Gemes K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6701653 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature