Molgaard C A, Nakamura C M, Stanford E P, Peddecord K M, Morton D J
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University 92182.
J Community Health. 1990 Aug;15(4):239-51. doi: 10.1007/BF01350290.
Percent prevalences of alcohol consumption were determined in a cross-sectional study of randomly chosen residents of San Diego County, California aged 45 years and over. The study sample (N = 2,105) showed statistically significant drinking differences between Whites (n = 819), Blacks (n = 629), and Mexican-Americans (n = 657). Overall, the highest prevalence of drinking occurred among the White elderly. The common belief that socioeconomic conditions are inversely associated with a high prevalence of drinking was not supported in this sample. Statistically significant differences in age-specific and sex-specific percent prevalences of alcohol intake were also found. There was a generally decreasing prevalence of alcohol consumption with advancing age, which existed regardless of ethnicity. Initial empirical measures and a better understanding of drinking correlates will identify those elderly persons at risk and provide the basis for future interventions in the areas of applied epidemiology and health promotion.
在一项对加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥县随机抽取的45岁及以上居民的横断面研究中，确定了酒精消费的患病率百分比。研究样本（N = 2105）显示，白人（n = 819）、黑人（n = 629）和墨西哥裔美国人（n = 657）之间在饮酒方面存在统计学上的显著差异。总体而言，白人老年人的饮酒患病率最高。在这个样本中，社会经济状况与高饮酒患病率呈负相关这一普遍观点未得到支持。在特定年龄和特定性别的酒精摄入量患病率百分比方面也发现了统计学上的显著差异。无论种族如何，随着年龄的增长，酒精消费的患病率总体上呈下降趋势。初步的实证措施以及对饮酒相关因素的更好理解将识别出那些有风险的老年人，并为应用流行病学和健康促进领域的未来干预提供依据。
