title: Self and environmental exposures to drinking, smoking, gambling or video game addiction are associated with adult hypertension, heart and cerebrovascular diseases, allergy, self-rated health and happiness: Japanese General Social Survey, 2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It was aimed to study the relationships between addiction behaviors and human health and well-being in East Asians in a national and population-based setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were retrieved from Japanese General Social Survey, 2010. Information on demographics, lifestyle factors, addiction behaviors and self-reported health conditions and well-being in Japanese adults was obtained by household interview. Analysis included chi-square test, logistic and multi-nominal regression modeling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 5003 Japanese adults (aged 20-89) included in the study cohort, 13.8%, 14.7%, 4.8% and 5.5% were addicted to drinking, smoking, gambling and video games, respectively while 10.6%, 13.8%, 4.3% and 11.4% were exposed to co-residing family member's drinking, smoking, gambling and video game addiction behaviors, respectively. People who reported addiction to drinking had poor self-rated health, hypertension and food allergy. People who reported addiction to smoking had fair to poor self-rated health, unhappiness, cerebrovascular disease and itchy skin. People who reported addiction to gambling had fair to poor self-rated health and unhappiness. People who reported addiction to video games had poor self-rated health and heart disease. People who were exposed to addiction to drinking, smoking, gambling and video games from co-residing family member(s) also reported hay fever, poor self-rated health and unhappiness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self and environmental exposures to drinking, smoking, gambling or video game addiction are associated with adult hypertension, heart and cerebrovascular diseases, allergy, self-rated health and happiness. Future public health programs continuing to minimize self and environmental exposures to addiction behaviors tackling health concerns would still be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure & Society, Heriot-Watt University, UK; Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, USA. Electronic address: i.shiue@hw.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Ivy
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shiue
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005715:Gambling / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006240:Happiness; D006304:Health Status; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057566:Self Report; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D018910:Video Games / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Addition epidemiology; Adult health; Allergy; Cerebrovascular disease; Happiness; Heart; Hypertension; Self-rated health