TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The impact of a population-based multi-factorial lifestyle intervention on alcohol intake. The Inter99 study
JO  - Preventive medicine
A1  - Toft, Ulla
A1  - Pisinger, Charlotta
A1  - Aadahl, Mette
A1  - Lau, Cathrine
A1  - Linneberg, Allan
A1  - Ladelund, Steen
A1  - Kristoffersen, Lena
A1  - Jørgensen, T
SP  - 115
EP  - 121
VL  - 49
IS  - 2-3
N2  - Purpose: To investigate the effect of screening and five years of multi-factorial lifestyle intervention on changes in alcohol intake in a general population. Methods: The study was a pre-randomized intervention study on lifestyle, Inter99 (1999-2006), Copenhagen, Denmark. Participants in the intervention group (n=6 091) had at baseline a medical health-examination and a face-to-face lifestyle counselling. Individuals at high risk of ischemic heart disease were repeatedly offered both individual and group-based counselling. The control group (n=3 324) was followed by questionnaires. Alcohol intake was measured by questionnaires. Changes were analyzed by multilevel analyses. Results: Binge drinking decreased both in men and women at three and five-year follow-up (men: five-year: net-change:-0.13; p=0.03; women: five-year: net-change:-0.08; p=0.04). Furthermore, in women the ratio between wine and total alcohol was increased compared with the control group at five-year follow-up (net-change: 0.04; P<0.01). In men with a high intake of alcohol (>21 drinks pr week) the effect on total alcohol intake was maintained at five-year follow-up(net-change: -3.7; p=0.01). No significant effects were found in women on total alcohol intake. Conclusion: Multi-factorial lifestyle intervention, including low intensity alcohol intervention, improved long-term alcohol habits in a general population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-7435
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.007
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