The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016
Background - As the population of older adults continues to grow, changes in alcohol consumption are important to monitor because an increase may have public health consequences. Rates of alcohol use vary with geographical location. The aim of this study was to examine trends in alcohol consumption...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/21776 2023-05-15T18:34:57+02:00 The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 Stelander, Line Tegner Høye, Anne Bramness, Jørgen Gustav Selbæk, Geir Lunde, Linn Heidi Wynn, Rolf Grønli, Ole Kristian 2021-05-26 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21776 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00376-9 eng eng BMC Stelander, L.T. (2022). Alcohol and aging: A longitudinal study of alcohol habits and health effects due to alcohol consumption in old adulthood. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27485 Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Stelander L, Høye A, Bramness JG, Selbæk GS, Lunde L, Wynn R, Grønli OK. The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 . Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2021 FRIDAID 1904016 doi:10.1186/s13011-021-00376-9 1747-597X https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21776 openAccess Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2021 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00376-9 2022-11-24T00:02:11Z Background - As the population of older adults continues to grow, changes in alcohol consumption are important to monitor because an increase may have public health consequences. Rates of alcohol use vary with geographical location. The aim of this study was to examine trends in alcohol consumption among older adults in a geographically defined area in Norway, especially changing sex differences in drinking patterns over a 22-year period. Methods - Repeated cross-sectional survey (in 1994–95, 2007–08, and 2015–16) of a general population of older adults. Eligible for this study were 20,939 participants (aged 60–99 years). The data were analysed using generalized estimating equations, stratified by age and sex. Alcohol consumption and drinking patterns were assessed, using an adaptation of the AUDIT-C. Results - Between 1994 and 2016, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of current drinkers among older adults. Furthermore, the probability of frequent drinking (alcohol consumption at least twice weekly) increased significantly between 1994 and 2016, particularly among older women; OR 8.02 (CI 5.97–10.79) and OR 5.87 (CI 4.00–8.63) in the age groups 60–69 and 70+ respectively for women, and OR 4.13 (CI 3.42–4.99) and OR 3.10 (CI 2.41–3.99), in the age groups 60–69 and 70+ respectively for men. The majority of older adults drank small amounts of alcohol on typical drinking days, but there was an increasing probability of drinking three drinks or more on each occasion over the study period, except among women aged 70+ years. Conclusions - Among older adults in Norway, alcohol consumption in terms of frequency and quantity on typical drinking days has increased considerably from 1996 to 2016. This change is in the opposite direction of what has been reported among younger adults. The gap between women and men in frequent drinking has been markedly narrowed, which indicate that women’s drinking patterns are approaching those of men. This may involve a need to change alcohol policy in Norway to more ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway Tromsø Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 16 1 |
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VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 Stelander, Line Tegner Høye, Anne Bramness, Jørgen Gustav Selbæk, Geir Lunde, Linn Heidi Wynn, Rolf Grønli, Ole Kristian The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 |
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Background - As the population of older adults continues to grow, changes in alcohol consumption are important to monitor because an increase may have public health consequences. Rates of alcohol use vary with geographical location. The aim of this study was to examine trends in alcohol consumption among older adults in a geographically defined area in Norway, especially changing sex differences in drinking patterns over a 22-year period. Methods - Repeated cross-sectional survey (in 1994–95, 2007–08, and 2015–16) of a general population of older adults. Eligible for this study were 20,939 participants (aged 60–99 years). The data were analysed using generalized estimating equations, stratified by age and sex. Alcohol consumption and drinking patterns were assessed, using an adaptation of the AUDIT-C. Results - Between 1994 and 2016, there has been a significant increase in the proportion of current drinkers among older adults. Furthermore, the probability of frequent drinking (alcohol consumption at least twice weekly) increased significantly between 1994 and 2016, particularly among older women; OR 8.02 (CI 5.97–10.79) and OR 5.87 (CI 4.00–8.63) in the age groups 60–69 and 70+ respectively for women, and OR 4.13 (CI 3.42–4.99) and OR 3.10 (CI 2.41–3.99), in the age groups 60–69 and 70+ respectively for men. The majority of older adults drank small amounts of alcohol on typical drinking days, but there was an increasing probability of drinking three drinks or more on each occasion over the study period, except among women aged 70+ years. Conclusions - Among older adults in Norway, alcohol consumption in terms of frequency and quantity on typical drinking days has increased considerably from 1996 to 2016. This change is in the opposite direction of what has been reported among younger adults. The gap between women and men in frequent drinking has been markedly narrowed, which indicate that women’s drinking patterns are approaching those of men. This may involve a need to change alcohol policy in Norway to more ... |
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The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 |
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The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 |
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The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 |
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The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 |
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Stelander, L.T. (2022). Alcohol and aging: A longitudinal study of alcohol habits and health effects due to alcohol consumption in old adulthood. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27485 Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy Stelander L, Høye A, Bramness JG, Selbæk GS, Lunde L, Wynn R, Grønli OK. The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: The Tromsø Study, 1994 – 2016 . Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2021 FRIDAID 1904016 doi:10.1186/s13011-021-00376-9 1747-597X https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21776 |
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