Association between alcohol consumption and self-reported depression among elderly Australian men Coulson,CE, Williams,LJ, Berk,M, Lubman,DI, Quirk,SE and Pasco,JA 2014, Association between alcohol consumption and self-reported depression among elderly Australian men, Geriatric Mental Health Care, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 3-8, doi: 10.1016/j.gmhc.2014.09.001. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Association between alcohol consumption and self-reported depression among elderly Australian men Author(s) Coulson,CE Williams,LJ orcid.org/0000-0002-1377-1272 Berk,M orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-6946 Lubman,DI Quirk,SE Pasco,JA orcid.org/0000-0002-8968-4714 Journal name Geriatric Mental Health Care Volume number 2 Issue number 1 Start page 3 End page 8 Total pages 6 Publisher Elsevier GmbH Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2014-10-01 ISSN 2212-9693 Keyword(s) Alcohol Depression Elderly Male Psychopathology Summary Background: Links between alcohol consumption and depression have been reported; however, associations amongst the elderly remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the relationship between alcohol consumption and self-reported depression in a population-based sample of 514 men aged 65+ (median 76.4yr, IQR 71.2-82.4). Methods: Alcohol intake over the previous 12 months was estimated from a food frequency questionnaire. Participants were classified as non-drinkers or habitual consumers of ≤2 or ≥3 standard drinks per day. Symptoms of past and 12-month depression were ascertained by self-report based on DSM-IV criteria. Using logistic regression, we estimated the association between alcohol intake and depression, adjusting for age and lifestyle factors. Results: There were 91 non-drinkers (17.7%), 249 (48.4%) consuming ≤2 drinks/day, and 174 (33.9%) consuming ≥3 drinks/day. Forty eight (9.3%) were identified as having lifetime depression and 31 (6.0%) with 12-month depression. With those consuming ≤2 drinks/day as the reference, the odds of lifetime depression were greater for non-drinkers (OR=2.50, 95% CI 1.15-5.44) and tended to be greater for those consuming ≥3 (OR=1.45 95% CI 0.70-3.00). After excluding those with past depression, the likelihood of 12-month depression tended to be greater for non-drinkers (OR=2.38 95% CI 0.89-6.38) and those consuming ≥3 drinks/day (OR=1.68 95% CI 0.70-4.07). These associations were not explained by age, mobility, smoking, BMI, SES or number of medications. Conclusions: These results suggest a U-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and depression in this sample of elderly men. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.gmhc.2014.09.001 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920410 Mental Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, Elsevier GmbH Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30068127 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 09 Dec 2014, 13:39:05 EST Wed, 10 Dec 2014, 04:00:11 EST Wed, 10 Dec 2014, 10:24:41 EST Wed, 07 Jan 2015, 05:06:01 EST Thu, 08 Jan 2015, 15:03:02 EST Thu, 08 Jan 2015, 15:05:54 EST Thu, 08 Jan 2015, 15:06:29 EST Fri, 09 Jan 2015, 10:53:03 EST Mon, 11 Jan 2016, 06:20:36 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 15 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 894 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 09 Dec 2014, 13:39:05 EST