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Alcohol Use among Older Adults: SABE Cohort Study, São Paulo, Brazil

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  • Gabriela Arantes Wagner
  • Maria Lucia Lebrão
  • Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte
  • Dirce Maria Trevisan Zanetta

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In recent years, Brazil has demonstrated a new demographic pattern characterized by a reduction in both birth and mortality rates and a significant increase in the number of older adults. The purpose of the present study was to describe the frequency of alcohol intake in a representative sample community of older adults in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, followed over a six-year period. A prospective Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE [Health, Wellbeing and Aging]) cohort study conducted in 2000 and 2006 in City of São Paulo, Brazil. 2,143 individuals aged 60 years or older selected through multi-stage sampling in the year 2000 (41.4% male and 58.6% women) and 1,115 individuals belonging to the follow-up cohort evaluated in 2006. The frequency of alcohol intake in the previous three months was obtained through self-reports of interviewees. The results demonstrate that in 2000, alcohol consumption was less than one day a week among 79.7% of the sample, one to three days a week among 13.0% and four or more days a week among 7.3%. In agreement with findings on other populations, consumption four or more days a week was more frequent among the male gender as well as those with greater schooling and income and good self-rated health (p

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  • Gabriela Arantes Wagner & Maria Lucia Lebrão & Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte & Dirce Maria Trevisan Zanetta, 2014. "Alcohol Use among Older Adults: SABE Cohort Study, São Paulo, Brazil," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0085548
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085548
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