title: Prevalence and neuropsychiatric comorbidities of alcohol use disorders in an elderly Korean population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the prevalence and comorbidities of problem drinking in community-dwelling elders living in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Structured face-to-face diagnostic interviews were administered to the 714 Korean elders randomly sampled from Seongnam, Korea. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores, the participants were categorized into one of six diagnostic groups: lifetime abstainer, ex-drinker, social drinking, at-risk drinking, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence rates of social drinking, at-risk drinking, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence were estimated to be 13.60%, 5.42%, 2.28%, and 2.92%, respectively. Problem drinking was associated with increased risks of smoking (OR = 3.52), whereas social drinking was associated with decreased risks of stroke (OR = 0.27) and depression (OR = 0.49).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Problem drinking was common particularly in men and associated with smoking. Social drinking was associated with the lower risks of stroke and depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki Woong
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Ae
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seok Bum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joon Hyuk
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jung Jae
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yoonseok
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Jong Choul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Youn
authors.forename: Jin Hyeong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jhoo
authors.forename: Il Han
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Choo
authors.forename: Myoung-Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Inn
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires