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8 mar 2024 · In aging adults, too much alcohol increases the risk of falls, accidents, car crashes, and other unintentional injuries. 15,16 Age plays a key factor in the risk of falls due to the physical, sensory, and cognitive changes that take place as a person gets older.
Some older people feel the effects of alcohol more strongly without increasing the amount they drink. This can make them more likely to have accidents such as falls, fractures, and car crashes. Also, older women are more sensitive than men to the effects of alcohol.
1 mar 2023 · Among people in their mid-60s at baseline who were followed over a decade, consuming 3+ drinks per day on average was associated with a 36% increased likelihood of dying from cancer for men and a 99% increase in the risk for women (Kunzmann, Coleman, Huang, & Berndt, 2018).
12 sie 2024 · According to their mean alcohol intake, drinking patterns were classified into occasional (≤2.86 g/d), low risk (men: >2.86-20.00 g/d; women: >2.86-10.00 g/d), moderate risk (men: >20.00-40.00 g/d; women: >10-20.00 g/d), and high risk (men: >40.00 g/d; women: >20.00 g/d), a categorization based on the recommendations from health authorities ...
22 wrz 2018 · Among the population aged 15–49 years, alcohol use was the leading risk factor globally in 2016, with 3·8% (95% UI 3·2–4·3) of female deaths and 12·2% (10·8–13·6) of male deaths attributable to alcohol use.
22 lip 2022 · Globally, in this age range, all injuries accounted for 66·3% (95% UI 65·1–67·5) of alcohol-related DALYs for males and 47·9% (46·0–49·8) of alcohol-related DALYs for females; transport injuries comprised 25·9% (25·0–27·0) of alcohol-related DALYs among males and 12·7% (12·0–13·4) among females, self-harm comprised 11·7% ...
14 lip 2020 · Background. Recent data suggest that excessive alcohol use is increasing among women and older adults. Such trends are concerning, as women are more vulnerable to alcohol-related health consequences, and such health problems may be exacerbated with age.
