Search resultsAlcohol drinking patterns and health-related quality of life reported in the Spanish adult population
Title
Alcohol drinking patterns and health-related quality of life reported in the Spanish adult population
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2013
Authors
Journal
Preventive Medicine
Volume
57
Issue
5
Pagination
703 - 707
Date published
2013
ISBN
00917435 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, Aged, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, alcoholic beverage, article, attitude to health, Binge Drinking, Chronic Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, cross-sectional study, drinking behavior, Drinking patterns, Female, Health Behavior, health status, Health Surveys, health-related quality of life, human, Humans, Life Style, male, Middle Aged, population, priority journal, quality of life, Questionnaires, SF-12 questionnaire, Short Form 12, Spain, Statistics as Topic, Young Adult
Abstract
Objectives: To examine the association between alcohol drinking patterns and health-related quality of life (HRQL). Methods: Population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2008-2010 among 12,715 adult individuals in Spain. HRQL was assessed with the SF-12 questionnaire and alcohol intake with a diet history. The threshold between average moderate drinking and average heavy drinking was ≥ 40. g/day of alcohol in men and ≥ 24 g/day in women. Binge drinking was defined as the intake of ≥ 80 g in men and ≥ 60 g in women at any drinking session during the preceding 30. days. Analyses were performed with linear regression and adjusted for the main confounders. Results: Compared to non-drinkers, all types of average drinkers reported better scores on the SF-12 physical component: β = 1.42 (95% confidence interval 1.03 to 1.81) in moderate drinkers and β = 1.86 (1.07 to 2.64) in heavy drinkers. In contrast, average alcohol consumption was not associated with the mental component of the SF-12. The number of binge drinking episodes and most types of beverage preference showed no association with physical or mental HRQL. Conclusions: Alcohol drinkers, including those with heavy drinking, reported better physical HRQL than non-drinkers.