Alcohol Intake in a Healthy Elderly Population

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 1987 Feb 1

PMID 3799856

Citations 11

Authors

J S Goodwin

C J Sanchez

P Thomas

C Hunt

P J Garry

J M Goodwin

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Abstract

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.

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