Pattern of Drug Use in a General Population--Prevalence and Predicting Factors: The Tromsø Study
Background The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of drug use, and how morbidity, use of health services, self-evaluated health, demographic pattern and lifestyle characteristics influence drug use in a general population. Methods The study was carried out in the municipality of Troms...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:intjepid:23/6/1262 2023-05-15T18:34:46+02:00 Pattern of Drug Use in a General Population--Prevalence and Predicting Factors: The Tromsø Study EGGEN, ANNE ELISE 1994-12-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/23/6/1262 https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/23.6.1262 en eng Oxford University Press http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/23/6/1262 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/23.6.1262 Copyright (C) 1994, International Epidemiological Association Original Articles TEXT 1994 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/23.6.1262 2015-03-01T01:03:59Z Background The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of drug use, and how morbidity, use of health services, self-evaluated health, demographic pattern and lifestyle characteristics influence drug use in a general population. Methods The study was carried out in the municipality of Tromsa, Norway. A sample of those aged 12–61 years was invited to the health survey, and 21 647 (75%) participated. Results The proportion of drug users increased with age in both sexes (P < 0.0001); from 25% to 52% of women and from 18% to 38% of men. Drug use depended mainly on chronic diseases (odds ratio [OR] = 2.5 [women], OR = 3.5 [men]) and physical distress, especially symptoms of pain (OR = 2.3 [women], OR = 2.2 [men]). Number of visits to the doctor (OR = 2.4 [women], OR = 3.2 [men]) and attitude to own health (OR = 1.9 [women], OR = 1.7 [men]) were also significant predictors for drug use. Mental distress, lifestyle and demographic factors were of marginal importance (OR <1.3). Chronic diseases and visits to the doctor were the only predictors showing significant gender difference. Conclusions Drug use increased with age and was twice as common in women as in men (OR = 2.0). After adjustment for differences in morbidity, visits to the doctor, and other factors the gender difference was significantly reduced (OR = 1.4). Higher drug use in women was attributed to women's higher level of physical distress (especially headache), higher numbers of visits to the doctor, and a higher proportion of reported chronic diseases (especially eczema, migraine) and depression compared with men. Text Tromsø HighWire Press (Stanford University) Norway Tromsø Tromsa ENVELOPE(8.860,8.860,63.920,63.920) International Journal of Epidemiology 23 6 1262 1272 |
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Background The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of drug use, and how morbidity, use of health services, self-evaluated health, demographic pattern and lifestyle characteristics influence drug use in a general population. Methods The study was carried out in the municipality of Tromsa, Norway. A sample of those aged 12–61 years was invited to the health survey, and 21 647 (75%) participated. Results The proportion of drug users increased with age in both sexes (P < 0.0001); from 25% to 52% of women and from 18% to 38% of men. Drug use depended mainly on chronic diseases (odds ratio [OR] = 2.5 [women], OR = 3.5 [men]) and physical distress, especially symptoms of pain (OR = 2.3 [women], OR = 2.2 [men]). Number of visits to the doctor (OR = 2.4 [women], OR = 3.2 [men]) and attitude to own health (OR = 1.9 [women], OR = 1.7 [men]) were also significant predictors for drug use. Mental distress, lifestyle and demographic factors were of marginal importance (OR <1.3). Chronic diseases and visits to the doctor were the only predictors showing significant gender difference. Conclusions Drug use increased with age and was twice as common in women as in men (OR = 2.0). After adjustment for differences in morbidity, visits to the doctor, and other factors the gender difference was significantly reduced (OR = 1.4). Higher drug use in women was attributed to women's higher level of physical distress (especially headache), higher numbers of visits to the doctor, and a higher proportion of reported chronic diseases (especially eczema, migraine) and depression compared with men. |
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Pattern of Drug Use in a General Population--Prevalence and Predicting Factors: The Tromsø Study |
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