Analysis of Drinking Behavior According to Household Type: Using Data from the 6th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.254
- Author:
Myung Chul JUNG
1
;
Da Hye CHOI
;
Tae Young LEE
;
Young In AN
;
Seong Jee PARK
;
Hoon JANG
;
Geun Hyo SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Daejeon Veterans Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. dahye76@bohun.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Household;
Drinking Behavior;
Alcohol Use Disorders
- MeSH:
Drinking Behavior;
Drinking;
Family Characteristics;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Health Behavior;
Humans;
Korea;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Nutrition Surveys
- From:
Korean Journal of Family Practice
2019;9(3):254-259
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed an association between health behavior and household type; moreover, there have been debates on the relation between drinking behavior and household type. Therefore, we examined drinking behavior of one-person households and compared the differences with multi-person households.METHODS: This study analyzed 8,966 participants, aged 19 years or older, in the 6th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013, 2015). All participants were categorized into one- and multi-person households. The general characteristics were extracted using a chi-square test, and the risk of drinking behavior of one-person households was analyzed via multiple logistic regression.RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in the drinking behavior of men by household type. However, the risks of binge and problem drinking were 3.242 times (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.624–6.471) and 2.488 times (95% CI, 1.097–5.642) higher, respectively, in one-person household women than in multi-person household members aged between 19 and 39 years. Furthermore, the risk of problem drinking was 2.266 times (95% CI, 1.126–4.561) higher in one-person household women than in multi-person household members aged between 40 and 64 years.CONCLUSION: Considering the increasing trend of one-person households, follow-up studies on drinking behavior of one-person households are needed; the findings of these studies need to be used to prevent alcohol-related diseases and socio-economic problems.
