title: Relations between depression, alcohol and gender in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil.
abstract: As part of the GENACIS project, this paper sought to assess the prevalence of depression in an urban sample in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, as well as the association between depression and alcohol abuse according to gender. To achieve this, an epidemiological survey was conducted using a stratified probability sample, including 2,083 adults. CIDI SF was used to identify depression. The Rao Scott test and multivariate logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. The response rate was 74.9%. Females (58.3%) under 40 years of age (52%) were predominant. The prevalence of depression was 28.3% for women and 12.7% for men. Most men declared being drinkers (61.1%) in the last year. Depression was associated with an alcohol drinking pattern, mostly binge drinking, in addition to the occurrence of problems derived from alcohol use. Most women declared being abstainers (69.5%). Depression was associated with cohabiting with spouses with alcohol-related problems. Results reveal that the association between depression and alcohol consumption is distinct between genders.
authors.affiliation: Coordenadoria de Saúde e Segurança do Trabalhador e Sustentabilidade Ambiental, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), R. Quirino de Andrade 215, Centro, 01049-010 São Paulo SP. jjbrprado@gmail.com
authors.forename: Juliana de Almeida
authors.initials: Jde A
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerr-Corrêa
authors.forename: Maria Cristina Pereira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Giovanni Gurgel Aciole
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Jair Lício Ferreira
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014504:Urban Health