Are stress related factors associated with alcohol intake?

Moderate alcohol consumption is related to reduced risks of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality. Our goal is to advance our understanding of the associations between stress-related factors and alcohol consumption, using cutoff points for alcohol intake that reflect health benefits rather...

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Published in:International journal of behavioral medicine 2004-01, Vol.11 (4), p.225-235
Main Authors: van Loon, A Jeanne M, Tijhuis, Marja, Schuit, A Jantine, van Oers, Hans A M, Surtees, Paul G, Ormel, Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
Cancer
Cohort Studies
Coronary artery disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drinking behavior
Female
Health risk assessment
Heart diseases
Heart Diseases - etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Reference Values
Social psychology
Stress
Stress, Psychological
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Summary:Moderate alcohol consumption is related to reduced risks of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality. Our goal is to advance our understanding of the associations between stress-related factors and alcohol consumption, using cutoff points for alcohol intake that reflect health benefits rather than health risks. Cross-sectional data were used from 4,131 respondents (age 20-65 years) participating in a cohort study in the Netherlands on psychosocial factors and cancer risk. Analyses were performed among drinkers only, for men and women separately. Heavy alcohol intake (>/= 3 glasses per day for men, >/= 2 glasses per day for women) was associated with only a few stress-related factors in multivariate analyses. No significant associations between the total amount of stressors and alcohol intake were found. We conclude that stress-related factors are only marginally associated with a heavy alcohol intake compared with fair drinking, using the safe limits of drinking as cutoff point.
ISSN:1070-5503
1532-7558
DOI:10.1207/s15327558ijbm1104_6