Exploring the Non-Linear Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Depression in an Elderly Population in Gangneung: The Gangneung Health Study
Yonsei Medical Journal
; : 418-425, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and depression among the elderly in South Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-section data were drawn from a community-based sample of individuals 60 years of age and older (n=1819). Respondents completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Intensification Test (AUDIT) and the Korean Beck Depression Inventory. Using a regression approach, the effect of alcohol consumption as a non-linear effect was assessed in relation to gender, marital status, exercise, smoking, age, education, and physical and mental health. RESULTS: AUDIT total score were found to exert linear and quadratic effects that were significantly associated with higher depression scores among sample respondents. The results lend support to a J-shaped relationship between alcohol use and depression, wherein abstainers and problem drinkers were at a higher risk of depression. CONCLUSION: This study confirms a J-shaped (i.e., curvilinear) relationship between alcohol consumption and depression among elderly South Koreans, similar to that frequently found in studies of Western-based samples. The findings of this study, therefore, imply the applicability of the J-shaped relationship hypothesis for non-Western society samples and within different cultural contexts.
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Sujet Principal:
Inventaire de personnalité
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Échelles d'évaluation en psychiatrie
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Consommation d'alcool
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Fumer
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Évaluation gériatrique
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Caractéristiques de l'habitat
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Études transversales
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Enquêtes de santé
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Facteurs âges
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Situation de famille
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites du sujet:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Pays comme sujet:
Asia
langue:
En
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Yonsei Medical Journal
Année:
2015
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Article