Association between health indifference and problem drinking using a nationwide internet survey.
Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
Hazardous alcohol use
Health consciousness
Health inequality
Japan
Journal
Environmental health and preventive medicine
ISSN: 1347-4715
Titre abrégé: Environ Health Prev Med
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 9609642
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
medline:
24
4
2023
pubmed:
21
4
2023
entrez:
21
04
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Little is known about the vulnerable populations and problem drinking in terms of health inequality. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health indifference estimated by Health Interest Scale (HIS) and problem drinking identified by the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing data from a nationwide internet survey in Japan in 2022. The number of total participants was 29,377, with 49% of them being male, and the mean age was 47.9 (±17.9) years. The participants were categorized into the following groups based on the quintiles of HIS score: health indifference (0-16), low health interest (17-20), middle health interest (21-22), middle-high interest (23-26) and high health interest (27-36) groups. Problem drinking was identified as AUDIT score of ≥8 points. The association between health indifference and problem drinking was explored through logistic regression with adjustment for various socioeconomic status, such as education, income level, and occupation; the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) was 1.72 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.51-1.95]. Health indifferent or lower health interest groups were a vulnerable population for problem drinking, regardless of their socioeconomic status. It could be useful to identify the health indifferent group through HIS and to monitor the impact of health intervention for this group for the reduction of health inequality.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Little is known about the vulnerable populations and problem drinking in terms of health inequality. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health indifference estimated by Health Interest Scale (HIS) and problem drinking identified by the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT).
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing data from a nationwide internet survey in Japan in 2022. The number of total participants was 29,377, with 49% of them being male, and the mean age was 47.9 (±17.9) years. The participants were categorized into the following groups based on the quintiles of HIS score: health indifference (0-16), low health interest (17-20), middle health interest (21-22), middle-high interest (23-26) and high health interest (27-36) groups. Problem drinking was identified as AUDIT score of ≥8 points.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The association between health indifference and problem drinking was explored through logistic regression with adjustment for various socioeconomic status, such as education, income level, and occupation; the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) was 1.72 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.51-1.95].
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Health indifferent or lower health interest groups were a vulnerable population for problem drinking, regardless of their socioeconomic status. It could be useful to identify the health indifferent group through HIS and to monitor the impact of health intervention for this group for the reduction of health inequality.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37081658
doi: 10.1265/ehpm.22-00306
pmc: PMC10149320
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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