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AGE AND AGEING
卷 42, 期 5, 页码 598-603出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft039
关键词
aged; alcohol consumption; adolescent; alcoholism; population; older people
资金
- Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)
- Medical Research Council [G0700729B] Funding Source: researchfish
Design: nationally representative cross-sectional population data from the Health Survey for England (HSE). Participants: adults with valid alcohol consumption data, comprising 14,718 participants from 2003 and 14,939 from 2008. Main outcome measure: the prevalence of alcohol consumption in excess of existing and recently proposed consumption limits, plus associated population estimates. Results: the number of individuals aged 65 or over and drinking in excess of daily recommended limits would have increased 2.5-fold to over 3 million in 2008 under age-specific recommendations proposed in a report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, equating to an at-risk population 809,000 individuals greater than found within the 16-24 age group during the same year. Suggested revisions to existing binge drinking classifications would have defined almost 1,200,000 people aged 65 or over as hazardous consumers of alcohol in 2008-a 3.6-fold increase over existing definitions. Conclusion: age-specific drinking recommendations proposed in the Royal College of Psychiatrists Report would increase the number of older drinkers classified as hazardous alcohol consumers to a level greater than found among young adults aged 16-24.
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