Effects of chronic disease diagnoses on alcohol consumption among elderly individuals: longitudinal evidence from China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study estimates the effect of chronic disease diagnoses (CDDs) on elderly Chinese individuals' alcohol consumption behaviour.

Subjects and participants

Our analysis was applied to a publicly available dataset that covers 5724 individuals aged 50 or above and spans 15 years (2000-2015: six waves) from the China Health and Nutrition Survey.

Design

The outcome variables are elderly individuals' weekly consumption of alcoholic beverages: beer, red wine, Chinese spirits and total alcohol intake. The explanatory variable of primary interest is the number of chronic diseases diagnosed (including hypertension, diabetes, stroke and myocardial infarction). Other covariates concern sample individuals' sociodemographic and health-related characteristics. A Chamber

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558790 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature