Frequency of consumption of wine and other alcoholic beverages among adolescents and adults of the Republic of Croatia

Konzumacija alkohola široko je rasprostranjena u svijetu kao i u Hrvatskoj gdje je kulturološki dobro prihvaćena. Umjerena konzumacija može doprinijeti zdravlju, ali prekomjernom konzumacijom povećavaju se zdravstveni rizici. Adolescenti su podložni utjecaju okoline te ne pridaju pozornost alkoholu kojeg konzumiraju. Konzumacija alkohola nerijetko se zanemaruje kada se govori o pretilosti, a može značajno doprinijeti pogoršanju problema. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 790 ispitanika dobi 15 - 65 godina. Metoda prikupljanja podataka bila je Upitnik o učestalosti i navikama konzumiranja alkoholnih pića. Utvrđena je pozitivna, statistički značajna povezanost konzumacije alkohola s dobi (p=0,006), radnim statusom (p=0,001) te obiteljskim okružjem (p=0,017) kao i s indeksom tjelesne mase (p=0,007). Jednaka povezanost utvrđena je između konzumacije hrane i količine popijenog alkohola (p=5,1·10-103). Najviše se konzumira vino, među adolescentima stolno, a među ostalima kvalitetno. Alkoholna pića najčešće se konzumiraju s društvom i prilikom noćnih izlazaka. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na nužnost daljnje edukacije javnosti o problemu ispijanja alkohola.Alcohol consumption is widely spread in the world same as in Croatia where is culturally well accepted. Moderate alcohol consumption can have positive impact on the health, but excessive consumption increases health risks. Adolescents are the risk group and they often not pay attention to the quality of consumed alcohol. In the context of obesity, alcohol consumption is often forgotten. Participants were 790 subjects aged between 15 to 65 years. Method used was the Food frequency questionnaire for alcohol consumption. There was found the positive correlation between alcohol consumption and age (p=0.006), work status (p=0.001), family environment (p=0.017) and body mass index (p=0.007). The same correlation was found between the amount of food and amount of alcohol consumed (p=5*10-103). Alcoholic beverages were usually consumed within the friends and during the night out. Wine was the most frequently consumed alcoholic beverage. The results of this study pointed out the necessity of the public education