Alcohol consumption/dependence and resilience in older adults with high blood pressure.
Aline Alves Dos Santos Dullius, Silvana Maria Coelho Leite Fava, Patrícia Mônica Ribeiro and 1 others
PMID 30110100WHAT IT FOUND
In older adults with high blood pressure, being male or smoking was linked to risky alcohol use.
Low resilience was linked to being illiterate or inactive. Resilience and alcohol use were not significantly associated.
Key findings
01Male gender and smoking were the only factors significantly associated with risky alcohol consumption/dependence in the adjusted model.
02Illiteracy, lack of physical activity, and experiencing significant life events were associated with resilience levels, with illiteracy and inactivity linked to lower resilience.
03There was no statistically significant association between alcohol consumption/dependence and resilience in this population.
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What it does not show
The cross-sectional design prevents establishing cause-and-effect relationships between the variables. The study was limited to a specific region in Brazil, which may affect the generalisability of the findings to other populations. Participants with other chronic diseases were excluded, so results do not apply to older adults with multimorbidity.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that improving resilience will reduce alcohol consumption in older adults with high blood pressure. This study found no significant association between the two variables, so targeting resilience is not a proven strategy for reducing risky alcohol use in this population.