Association between Exposure to Alcohol’s Harm to Others and Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Survey Overview and Study Population
2.2. Assessment of the Exposure to Alcohol’s Harms to Others
2.3. Assessment of HRQoL
2.4. Potential Confounding Variables
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.6. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. Participants’ Characteristics Based on Their Exposure to AHTO
3.2. Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Regarding Associations between the Exposure to AHTO and HRQoL
3.3. Associations between the Exposure to AHTO and Each Dimension of the EQ-5D
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Category | Non-AHTO (n = 16,651) | AHTO (n = 695) | Statistics b | p |
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% (SE) or Mean ± SE a | |||||
Sex | Male | 95.2 (0.3) | 4.8 (0.3) | 7.769 | 0.016 |
Female | 96.1 (0.2) | 3.9 (0.2) | |||
Age (years) | 19–29 | 93.4 (0.6) | 6.6 (0.6) | 71.885 | <0.001 |
30–39 | 95.6 (0.4) | 4.4 (0.4) | |||
40–49 | 95.8 (0.4) | 4.2 (0.4) | |||
50–59 | 95.2 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.4) | |||
≥60 | 97.5 (0.2) | 2.5 (0.2) | |||
Education level | ≤Elementary | 97.9 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.3) | 40.585 | <0.001 |
Middle school | 96.1 (0.6) | 3.9 (0.6) | |||
High school | 95.0 (0.4) | 5.0 (0.4) | |||
≥College | 95.3 (0.3) | 4.7 (0.3) | |||
Household income | Lowest | 95.9 (0.5) | 4.1 (0.5) | 0.776 | 0.917 |
Lower intermediate | 95.5 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.4) | |||
Higher intermediate | 95.6 (0.4) | 4.4 (0.4) | |||
Highest | 95.6 (0.4) | 4.4 (0.4) | |||
Marital status | Married (with spouse) | 96.0 (0.2) | 4.0 (0.2) | 51.212 | <0.001 |
Married (without spouse) | 97.3 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.4) | |||
Unmarried | 93.8 (0.5) | 6.2 (0.5) | |||
Employment status | Employed | 96.4 (0.3) | 3.6 (0.3) | 14.259 | 0.002 |
Unemployed | 95.6 (0.3) | 4.4 (0.3) | |||
Smoking | Current smoker | 94.0 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.5) | 32.663 | <0.001 |
Former smoker | 95.7 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.4) | |||
Never smoker | 96.2 (0.2) | 3.8 (0.2) | |||
Alcohol consumption | Heavy | 93.2 (0.7) | 6.8 (0.7) | 38.936 | <0.001 |
Moderate | 96.0 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.3) | |||
None | 96.0 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.3) | |||
Physical activity | Yes | 95.3 (0.3) | 4.7 (0.3) | 4.623 | 0.090 |
No | 95.9 (0.2) | 4.1 (0.2) | |||
Stress level | Much | 93.0 (0.5) | 7.0 (0.5) | 114.643 | <0.001 |
Little | 96.7 (0.2) | 3.3 (0.2) | |||
Subjective health status | Good | 96.5 (0.3) | 3.5 (0.3) | 28.060 | <0.001 |
Average | 95.7 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.3) | |||
Bad | 94.0 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.5) | |||
Body mass index | ≥25 kg/m2 | 95.7 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.3) | 0.104 | 0.778 |
<25 kg/m2 | 95.6 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.2) | |||
Activity limitation | Yes | 95.2 (0.7) | 4.8 (0.7) | 0.667 | 0.492 |
No | 95.7 (0.2) | 4.3 (0.2) | |||
Cancer | Yes | 96.5 (0.8) | 3.5 (0.8) | 1.255 | 0.308 |
No | 95.6 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.2) | |||
Circulatory disease | Yes | 96.5 (0.3) | 3.5 (0.3) | 11.240 | 0.008 |
No | 95.3 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.2) | |||
Musculoskeletal disorders | Yes | 97.3 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.4) | 12.898 | 0.001 |
No | 95.4 (0.2) | 4.6 (0.2) | |||
Endocrine diseases | Yes | 95.6 (0.5) | 4.4 (0.5) | 0.003 | 0.960 |
No | 95.6 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.2) | |||
EQ-5D scores c | 95.57 ± 0.102 | 94.60 ± 0.417 | 5.299 | 0.022 | |
Mobility | Problem | 95.8 (0.5) | 4.2 (0.5) | 0.099 | 0.780 |
No | 95.6 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.2) | |||
Self-care | Problem | 95.7 (1.1) | 4.3 (1.1) | 0.001 | 0.982 |
No | 95.6 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.2) | |||
Usual activities | Problem | 95.2 (0.8) | 4.8 (0.8) | 0.503 | 0.547 |
No | 95.7 (0.2) | 4.3 (0.2) | |||
Pain/Discomfort | Problem | 94.4 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.5) | 16.593 | 0.001 |
No | 96.0 (0.2) | 4.0 (0.2) | |||
Anxiety/Depression | Problem | 92.3 (0.9) | 7.7 (0.9) | 41.936 | <0.001 |
No | 95.9 (0.2) | 4.1 (0.2) |
Variables | Model I | Model II | Model III | ||||||
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B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | |
AHTO (ref. Non-AHTO) | −1.813 | 0.412 | <0.001 | −1.888 | 0.388 | <0.001 | −0.932 | 0.322 | 0.004 |
R2 | 0.112 | 0.189 | 0.365 | ||||||
F | 171.543 (<0.001) | 74.688 (<0.001) | 103.919 (<0.001) |
Variables | Non-AHTO (n = 16,651) | AHTO (n = 695) | p |
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Mobility | |||
Model I | Reference | 1.49 (1.11–2.01) | 0.009 |
Model II | Reference | 1.61 (1.20–2.15) | 0.001 |
Model III | Reference | 1.32 (0.97–1.79) | 0.080 |
Self-care | |||
Model I | Reference | 1.48 (0.88–2.48) | 0.138 |
Model II | Reference | 1.69 (1.01–2.82) | 0.044 |
Model III | Reference | 1.35 (0.80–2.31) | 0.264 |
Usual activities | |||
Model I | Reference | 1.58 (1.08–2.30) | 0.018 |
Model II | Reference | 1.74 (1.19–2.55) | 0.004 |
Model III | Reference | 1.34 (0.89–2.03) | 0.161 |
Pain/Discomfort | |||
Model I | Reference | 1.69 (1.36–2.08) | <0.001 |
Model II | Reference | 1.71 (1.39–2.10) | <0.001 |
Model III | Reference | 1.42 (1.15–1.75) | 0.001 |
Anxiety/Depression | |||
Model I | Reference | 2.19 (1.69–2.83) | <0.001 |
Model II | Reference | 2.17 (1.68–2.80) | <0.001 |
Model III | Reference | 1.55 (1.17–2.05) | 0.003 |
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Eum, M.-J.; Choi, M.-J. Association between Exposure to Alcohol’s Harm to Others and Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2714. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052714
Eum M-J, Choi M-J. Association between Exposure to Alcohol’s Harm to Others and Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(5):2714. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052714
Chicago/Turabian StyleEum, Mi-Jung, and Min-Jung Choi. 2021. "Association between Exposure to Alcohol’s Harm to Others and Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Population-Based Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5: 2714. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052714