Citation

Toft U, Pisinger C, Aadahl M, Lau C, Linneberg A, Ladelund S, Kristoffersen L, Jørgensen T. Prev. Med. 2009; 49(2-3): 115-121.

Affiliation

Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup University Hospital, Building 84/85, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.007

PMID

19555710

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the effect of screening and five years of multi-factorial lifestyle intervention on changes in alcohol intake in a general population. Methods: The study was a pre-randomized intervention study on lifestyle, Inter99 (1999-2006), Copenhagen, Denmark. Participants in the intervention group (n=6 091) had at baseline a medical health-examination and a face-to-face lifestyle counselling. Individuals at high risk of ischemic heart disease were repeatedly offered both individual and group-based counselling. The control group (n=3 324) was followed by questionnaires. Alcohol intake was measured by questionnaires. Changes were analyzed by multilevel analyses. Results: Binge drinking decreased both in men and women at three and five-year follow-up (men: five-year: net-change:-0.13; p=0.03; women: five-year: net-change:-0.08; p=0.04). Furthermore, in women the ratio between wine and total alcohol was increased compared with the control group at five-year follow-up (net-change: 0.04; P<0.01). In men with a high intake of alcohol (>21 drinks pr week) the effect on total alcohol intake was maintained at five-year follow-up(net-change: -3.7; p=0.01). No significant effects were found in women on total alcohol intake. Conclusion: Multi-factorial lifestyle intervention, including low intensity alcohol intervention, improved long-term alcohol habits in a general population.

Language: en