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Alcohol consumption in a Danish cohort during 11 years

Henrik Sælan, Social Welfare Department City of Copenhagen, Bernstoffsgade 17, DK-1592 Copenhagen V, Address for offprints: Henrik Salan, M.D. Ph.D. Social Welfare Department City of Copenhagen, Bernstorffsgade 17, DK-1592 Copenhagen V, Denmark

Lars Møller

Lars Møller, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, The Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen N

Anne Køster

Anne Køster, The Glostrup Population Studies, Medical Department C, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen N, Ringvej 57, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark

Alcohol consumption in a Danish cohort during 11 years. Sælan, H., Møller, L. and Køster, A. Social Welfare Department City of Copenhagen, Bernstoffsgade 17, DK-1592 Copenhagen V, Denmark.

A cohort living in Copenhagen County, originally consisting of 1198 persons, 577 men and 621 women, 40-years of age in 1976, was reexamined in 1981, and again in 1987. Of the original cohort 1052 (88%) participated in 1976, 992 (84%) in 1981, and 965 (85%) in 1987. The purpose of this study was to describe changes in alcohol consumption in the cohort, with the view of identifying subgroups, who have changed their alcohol consumption behaviour to a certain extent. Alcohol consumption was measured by the same questionnaire all three times as to the level of consumption and frequency.

Alcohol consumption peaked in 1981 (45-year olds) with 10.4 drinks on average a week. Men increased their consumption by 8% and women by 37%. There was an overall downward tendency in the consumption frequency among men, whereas the opposite was the case among women. The two groups are converging toward a weekly consumption frequency.

It seems now that women are leading the change toward a greater wine consumption in relative and absolute terms. It is therefore concluded that female consumption should be considered as a target in future preventive programmes.

Key Words: Alcohol consumption • cohort study • prospective study • social class • sex • prevention

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 20, No. 2, 87-93 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/140349489202000205


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