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dc.contributor.authorStelander, Line Tegner
dc.contributor.authorGrønli, Ole Kristian
dc.contributor.authorHøye, Anne
dc.contributor.authorBramness, Jørgen Gustav
dc.contributor.authorWynn, Rolf
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T12:21:28Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T12:21:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Alcohol consumption among older adults is on the rise, which may be an increasing public health concern. The proportion of older adults who drink above defined low-risk drinking limits, associated characteristics and the sex distribution of at-risk drinking vary across countries. The aims of this study were to (i) estimate the prevalence of at-risk drinking among older adults in Norway, (ii) investigate factors associated with at-risk drinking, and (iii) examine sex differences in alcohol consumption in the context of sociodemographic and selected health characteristics.<p> <p>Method: A cross-sectional study based on Tromsø 7 (2015–16), an ongoing population-based cohort survey. Data were retrieved from participants aged 60 and older (60-99 years) who answered questions about alcohol consumption (n = 8,616). Sex-stratifed logistic regressions were used to assess the association between three at-risk drinking outcome variables, and sociodemographic and selected health characteristics. The outcome variables were operationalized using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identifcation Test (AUDIT), and Alcohol Consumption Questions (AUDIT-C), i.e. – cut of for at risk drinking, drinking any 6+ in the past year, and any alcohol problems.<p> Results: The overall prevalence of at-risk drinking among those aged 60-99 years was equal in women and men; 44% and 46%, respectively. At-risk drinking was strongly associated with a higher level of education, with OR 2.65 (CI 2.28- 3.10) in women and OR 1.73 (CI 1.48-2.04) in men.<p> Conclusions: Almost half of older adults in Norway exceeded sex- and older adult-specifc at-risk drinking thresholds. Our findings suggest some diferences in factors associated with at-risk drinking between women and men. Explicitly, at-risk drinking was associated with very good health, living with a spouse or partner, and having adequate social support in women, while it was associated with the use of sleeping pills in men. Our findings suggest that women exceed at-risk drinking thresholds with better health, while men exceed at-risk drinking thresholds regardless of good or poor health.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStelander LTS, Grønli OK, Høye A, Bramness JG, Wynn R. Sex differences in at-risk drinking and associated factors–a cross-sectional study of 8,616 community-dwelling adults 60 years and older: the Tromsø study, 2015-16. BMC Geriatrics. 2022;22(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2006711
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12877-022-02842-w
dc.identifier.issn1471-2318
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24602
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofStelander, L.T. (2022). Alcohol and aging: A longitudinal study of alcohol habits and health effects due to alcohol consumption in old adulthood. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27485>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27485</a>
dc.relation.journalBMC Geriatrics
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleSex differences in at-risk drinking and associated factors–a cross-sectional study of 8,616 community-dwelling adults 60 years and older: the Tromsø study, 2015-16en_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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