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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cawthon, Peggy M.
• Fink, Howard A.
• Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth
• Cauley, Jane A.
• Dam, Thuy-Tien
• Lewis, Cora E.
• Marshall, Lynn M.
• Orwoll, Eric S.
• Cummings, Steven R.

Titel

Alcohol Use, Physical Performance, and Functional Limitations in Older Men

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), 2007-02, Vol.55 (2), p.212-220

Ort / Verlag

Malden, USA: Blackwell Publishing Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

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Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• OBJECTIVES: To describe associations between recent alcohol intake, physical performance, and functional limitations in older men. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional study. SETTING: Six U.S. clinical centers. PARTICIPANTS: Five thousand nine hundred sixty‐two men aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Self‐reported functional limitations; problem drinking history (≥2 positive responses on the CAGE questionnaire); history of sustained excessive drinking (history of consumption of ≥5 drinks/day on most days); and alcohol intake categorized by drinks/week (0=abstainers, n=2,116; < 1=intermittent, n=739); 1 to <7= light, n=1,563; 7 to <14=low‐moderate, n=848; 14 to <21 =high‐moderate, n=459; and ≥21=heavy, n=237). Grip strength, leg power, chair stand, and walking tests were completed during a standard examination. RESULTS: After age adjustment, men with low‐moderate or high‐moderate intake generally performed 3% to 5% better on physical performance tests than abstainers; heavy drinkers performed similarly to abstainers. These associations lessened yet tended to remain significant after multivariate adjustment. Men with low‐moderate alcohol intake had the lowest odds of reporting a limitation in instrumental activities of daily living (multivariate‐adjusted odds ratio (OR)=0.52, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.39–0.69) compared to abstainers; similar odds were seen for high‐moderate and heavy use. The association between alcohol intake and self‐reported physical limitation was U‐shaped, with the highest odds of physical limitation in abstainers (OR=1.0, referent) and heavy users (OR=0.88, 95% CI=0.58–1.36) and the lowest odds in low‐moderate users (OR=0.62, 95% CI=0.46–0.95). CONCLUSION: Moderate alcohol intake was associated with modestly better physical performance and lower odds of reporting a functional limitation in older men.