Search resultsAlcohol consumption among middle-aged women: A population-based study of Swedish women: The Women's Health in Lund Area (WHILA) study
Title
Alcohol consumption among middle-aged women: A population-based study of Swedish women: The Women's Health in Lund Area (WHILA) study
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2004
Authors
Journal
European Addiction Research
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pagination
15 - 21
Date published
2004
ISBN
10226877 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, Affective Symptoms, Age Factors, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism, article, comorbidity, drinking behavior, Female, health status, Health Status Indicators, Health Surveys, human, Humans, intermethod comparison, mass screening, maternal welfare, Mathematical Computing, Middle Aged, Middle-aged women, multivariate logistic regression analysis, normal human, population research, Population-based study, priority journal, questionnaire, Sex Factors, Social Class, Socioeconomic Factors, Somatoform Disorders, Sweden, symptomatology, Temperance, wine, women
Abstract
From a total population of 10,766 Swedish 50- to 59-year-old women, 6,917 (64.2%) participated in the Women's Health in Lund Area (WHILA) study, and among them 6,623 (95.7%) answered the questions on alcohol consumption. One out of 4 women (26.0%) consumed no alcohol in an ordinary week (non-drinkers), 57. 4% consumed not more than 83 g alcohol, 12.5% consumed 84-167 g and 4.2% consumed 168 g or more. The weekly drinkers had a median consumption of 40.0 g alcohol (range 2.5-1,036.0) and the main sort of alcohol was wine. Comparing the four drinking groups, most differences occurred between the non-drinking and the weekly drinking women. The non-drinkers had lower socio-demographic status, poorer health and more symptoms, especially physical symptoms. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, most associations between non-drinking and lower socio-demographic status remained. Copyright