Citation

Pazarlis P, Mauri D, Cortinovis I, Katsigiannopoulos K, Alevizaki P, Koukourakis G, Casazza G, Kamposioras K, Chatziioannou I, Milousis A, Papakonstantinou A, Karathanasi I, Alexiou G, Proiskos A, Mitrogianni Z, Peponi C. Cent. Eur. J. Public Health 2006; 14(4): 160-167.

Affiliation

Panhellenic Association for Continual Medical Research, Sections of Public-Health, Athens, Greece. kostdoc@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, National Institute of Public Health [Czech Republic], Publisher TIGIS)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17243494

Abstract

AIM: To analyze socio-demographic correlates of alcohol drinking among Greek healthy adults. METHODS: Data related to alcohol consumption patterns of 5500 adult individuals, coming from 26 Hellenic provinces were abstracted from SESy-Europe database within a framework of the nationwide Hellenic anticancer-trial PACMeR 02 study. Statistic: chi2 test and logistic regression analyses were used. RESULTS: 42.5% of males and 82.5% of females did not consume alcoholic drinks. Among users, daily alcohol assumption was 28.50 g/day for men and 9.85 g/day for women. The mainland population presented higher proportions for both abstainers and moderate-heavy drinkers. Consumption rate was higher for sub-populations living in islands, but they were mostly light drinkers rather than heavy consumers. Among males, younger subjects, farmers and craftsmen had a higher tendency for alcohol abuse. Among females, the proportion of consumers and abusers was notably more elevated among younger individuals, especially among those living in urban areas of mainland, with higher educational level, employees and freelance professionals. A particular attention to the newly and rapidly growing patterns of alcoholism among young females should be given and prevention programs should be promptly developed.

Language: en