TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Are stress related factors associated with alcohol intake?
JO  - International journal of behavioral medicine
A1  - Schuit, A. Jantine
A1  - Tijhuis, Marja
A1  - van Loon, A. Jeanne M.
A1  - van Oers, Hans A. M.
A1  - Surtees, Paul G.
A1  - Ormel, Johan
SP  - 225
EP  - 235
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - Moderate alcohol consumption is related to reduced risks of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality. Our goal is to advance our understanding of the associations between stress-related factors and alcohol consumption, using cutoff points for alcohol intake that reflect health benefits rather than health risks. Cross-sectional data were used from 4,131 respondents (age 20-65 years) participating in a cohort study in the Netherlands on psychosocial factors and cancer risk. Analyses were performed among drinkers only, for men and women separately. Heavy alcohol intake (>/= 3 glasses per day for men, >/= 2 glasses per day for women) was associated with only a few stress-related factors in multivariate analyses. No significant associations between the total amount of stressors and alcohol intake were found. We conclude that stress-related factors are only marginally associated with a heavy alcohol intake compared with fair drinking, using the safe limits of drinking as cutoff point.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1070-5503
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327558ijbm1104_6
ID  - ref1
ER  -