Pavón-León P, Gogeascoechea-Trejo MC, Blázquez-Morales MSL, Sánchez-Solis A

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. A problem that has been little studied in people 60 and older, is the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Public health initiates tend to focus on young people, however, the consumption of alcohol and tobacco are common among the elderly and is associated with health problems. Objective. Identify the association of different variables with the consumption of alcohol and tobacco in the elderly. Methods. Analytical cross-sectional study. The source of information was the survey “Out-ofpocket expenditure health, lifestyle and socio-economic factors in elderly”. The variables were: sex, place of origin, schooling, who lives with, if head of household, socioeconomic status and the type of disease. Results. 1211 adults 60 years and older, were included in which reported current use of alcohol 4, 4% and tobacco 5, 5%. The current tobacco use logistic regression analysis reported that seniors most likely were men (OR 3,4, IC 1,9-5,9), with high school and more (OR 4,1, IC 1,9-9,1), head of household (OR 2,4, IC 1,4-4,1) and living in urban areas (OR 1,8, IC 1,001-3,1). Current alcohol consumption of alcohol the men presented more likely (OR 7, 2, IC 3, 5-15, 2), with high school and more (OR 3, 4, IC 1, 6-7, 4) and head of household (OR 2, IC 1, 1-3, 6). Consumption ever in life only reported association bivariate with alcohol consumption and type of disease. Conclusion. The consumption of alcohol and tobacco in older adults is usually not detected, since the programs on drug use are aimed at younger people. Knowledge of the characteristics of older adults who use legal drugs, it is important in the design of specific interventions for the care and treatment for this group.