title: A discriminant analysis of severe alcohol consumption among older persons.
abstract: A cross-sectional study among older persons (N = 1034) utilized multivariate stepwise discriminate analysis to determine the predictive value of variables affecting alcohol intake. Fifteen per cent of our study sample was classified as severe drinkers. Alcohol consumption before age 40, smoking, male gender and marital status were predictors of severe drinking. In addition, the unimpaired Older Americans Resource and Services (OARS) objective summary ratings for physical status and activities of daily living (ADL) were associated with severe drinking. Assessing the factors that predict alcohol consumption may help to identify initially those persons at possible risk, lending to heuristic and theoretical alcohol prevention policies among the aged.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University School of Medicine, CA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Molgaard
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Stanford
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Peddecord
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lockery
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuniga
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors