Alcohol consumption and physical functioning among middle-aged and older adults in Central and Eastern Europe: results from the HAPIEE study

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/44/1/84.full.pdf" target="_blank" >http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/44/1/84.full.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu083" target="_blank" >10.1093/ageing/afu083</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Alcohol consumption and physical functioning among middle-aged and older adults in Central and Eastern Europe: results from the HAPIEE study

Original language description

Study design:a cross-sectional survey of 28,783 randomly selected residents (45-69 years) in Novosibirsk (Russia), Krakow (Poland) and seven towns of Czech Republic. Methods: physical limitations were defined as <75% of optimal physical functioning using the Physical Functioning (PF-10) Subscale of the Short-Form-36 questionnaire. Alcohol consumption was assessed by a graduated frequency questionnaire, and problem drinking was defined as ?2 positive responses on the CAGE questionnaire. In the Russian sample, past drinking was also assessed. Results:the odds of physical limitations were highest among non-drinkers, decreased with increasing drinking frequency, annual consumption and average drinking quantity and were not associated with problem drinking. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) of physical limitations in non-drinkers versus regular moderate drinkers was 1.61 (95% confidence interval: 1.48-1.75). In the Russian sample with past drinking available, the adjusted OR in those who stopped drinking for health reasons versus continuing drinkers was 3.19 (2.58-3.95); ORs in lifetime abstainers, former drinkers for non-health reasons and reduced drinkers for health reasons were 1.27 (1.02-1.57), 1.48 (1.18-1.85) and 2.40 (2.05-2.81), respectively. This study found an inverse association between alcohol consumption and physical limitations. The high odds of physical limitations in non-drinkers can be largely explained by poor health of former drinkers. The apparently protective effect of heavier drinking was partly due to less healthy former heavy drinkers who moved to lower drinking categories.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Age and Ageing

ISSN

0002-0729

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

44

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

84-89

UT code for WoS article

000347413300016

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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