Citation

Nakamura CM, Molgaard CA, Stanford EP, Peddecord KM, Morton DJ, Lockery SA, Zuniga M, Gardner LD. Alcohol Alcohol. 1990; 25(1): 75-80.

Affiliation

Tulane University School of Medicine, CA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2334499

Abstract

A cross-sectional study among older persons (N = 1034) utilized multivariate stepwise discriminate analysis to determine the predictive value of variables affecting alcohol intake. Fifteen per cent of our study sample was classified as severe drinkers. Alcohol consumption before age 40, smoking, male gender and marital status were predictors of severe drinking. In addition, the unimpaired Older Americans Resource and Services (OARS) objective summary ratings for physical status and activities of daily living (ADL) were associated with severe drinking. Assessing the factors that predict alcohol consumption may help to identify initially those persons at possible risk, lending to heuristic and theoretical alcohol prevention policies among the aged.

Language: en