Alcohol consumption, hypertension and obesity: Relationship patterns along different age groups in Uganda
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Date
2020
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Preventive Medicine Reports
Abstract
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases including hypertension and obesity is rising and alcohol consumption is a predisposing factor. This study explored the effect of alcohol consumption patterns on the hypertension-age group and obesity-age group relationships.
The data were extracted from the 2014 National NCD Survey of adults aged 18–69 years. Hypertension was
defined as a condition of having systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg
while obesity was defined as having a body mass index ≥30 kg/m2
. Frequent alcohol consumption was measured as alcohol use ≥3 times a week. Multivariable log binomial regression analysis was used to assess independent relationship between the outcomes and alcohol consumption.
The prevalences of hypertension, frequent alcohol consumption and obesity increased across age groups but
were divergent towards last age group. Hypertension prevalence ratios were higher with higher age groups
among moderate and nondrinkers but not among frequent drinkers. Alcohol drinking pattern modified the age
hypertension relationship in a model with ungrouped age. The drinking pattern did not modify obesity-age
relationship.
Alcohol consumption pattern appeared to modify the hypertension-age group relationship. However, more
research is needed to explain why prevalence ratios are higher with higher age groups among moderate drinkers
and abstainers while they stagnate among the frequent drinkers. There was no evidence to show the effect of
alcohol consumption on obesity-age group relationship
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Hypertension, Obesity, Overweight, Non-communicable diseases, Alcohol Alcohol consumption, Alcohol epidemiology, Disease across age groups, Life span
Citation
Tumwesigye, N. M., Mutungi, G., Bahendeka, S., Wesonga, R., Katureebe, A., Biribawa, C., & Guwatudde, D. (2020). Alcohol consumption, hypertension and obesity: Relationship patterns along different age groups in Uganda. Preventive Medicine Reports, 19, 101141.