Increased alcohol use over the past 20 years among the oldest old in Sweden:

[摘要] AimsIncreased alcohol consumption among old people, reported in many countries, will likely present a major challenge to public health and policy in the future. In Sweden, current knowledge about old people's alcohol consumption is incomplete because of limited historical data and a dearth of nationally representative studies. We describe the frequency of alcohol consumption among the oldest old in Sweden over a 20-year period by sex, age, education, living situation, mobility and Activities of Daily Living.MethodsWe used repeated cross-sectional survey data from the Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old (SWEOLD), conducted in 1992, 2002 and 2011. The samples were nationally representative of the Swedish population aged 77+, with response rates of 95.4%, 84.4% and 86.2% (total n=2007). Self-reported consumption frequency was measured with the question “How often do you drink alcoholic beverages, such as wine, beer or spirits?”ResultsFrequency of alcohol consumption increased among the...

[学科分类] 生物化学/生物物理

[关键词] alcohol consumption;trends in consumption frequency;the oldest old;socio-demographic groups;nationally representative sample.