@article{ref1,
title="Alcohol drinking patterns and health-related quality of life reported in the Spanish adult population",
journal="Preventive medicine",
year="2013",
author="Valencia-Martín, Jose Lorenzo and Galan, Inaki and Guallar-Castillón, Pilar and Rodriguez-Artalejo, Fernando",
volume="57",
number="5",
pages="703-707",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between alcohol drinking patterns and health-related quality of life (HRQL).   METHODS: Population-based cross-sectional study conducted in 2008-2010 among 12,715 adult individuals in Spain. HRQL was assessed with the SF-12 questionnaire and alcohol intake with a diet history. The threshold between average moderate drinking and average heavy drinking was ≥40g/day of alcohol in men and ≥24g/day in women. Binge drinking was defined as the intake of ≥80g in men and ≥60g in women at any drinking session during the preceding 30days. Analyses were performed with linear regression and adjusted for the main confounders.   RESULTS: Compared to non-drinkers, all types of average drinkers reported better scores on the SF-12 physical component: β=1.42 (95% confidence interval 1.03 to 1.81) in moderate drinkers and β=1.86 (1.07 to 2.64) in heavy drinkers. In contrast, average alcohol consumption was not associated with the mental component of the SF-12. The number of binge drinking episodes and most types of beverage preference showed no association with physical or mental HRQL.   CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol drinkers, including those with heavy drinking, reported better physical HRQL than non-drinkers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-7435",
doi="10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.09.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.09.007"
}