Alcohol intake in a healthy elderly population

Extract: The relationship between amount of alcohol consumption and social, psychological, and cognitive status was examined in 270 healthy, independently living men and women over age 65. Forty-eight per cent of the sample recorded some alcohol intake during a three-day diet record, with 8 per cent...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1987-02, Vol.77 (2), p.173-177
Main Authors: Goodwin, J.S, Sanchez, C.J, Thomas, P, Hunt, C, Garry, P.J, Goodwin, J.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol Drinking
BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS
Biological and medical sciences
BOISSON ALCOOLISEE
Cognition
CONSOMMATION
CONSUMO
Developmental psychology
Diet Surveys
Educational Status
Emotions
ESTRUCTURA SOCIAL
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health Status
Humans
Income
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Prospective Studies
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Factors
SEXE
SEXO
STRUCTURE SOCIALE
United States
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Summary:Extract: The relationship between amount of alcohol consumption and social, psychological, and cognitive status was examined in 270 healthy, independently living men and women over age 65. Forty-eight per cent of the sample recorded some alcohol intake during a three-day diet record, with 8 per cent drinking 30 or more grams of alcohol daily. Alcohol intake was positively associated with male gender, income, and amount of education and negatively associated with age. Alcohol intake was not associated with any changes in social or psychological status, but was positively associated with several measurements of cognitive status. These correlations were weak, however, and tended to disappear after controlling for income, education, gender, and age. Past alcohol intake was not associated with any indicators of present social, psychological, or cognitive functioning.(author)
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.77.2.173