Health-related lifestyle, physical and mental health in children of alcoholic parents

摘要: Aim. To identify potential differences between children of alcoholics (COAs) and controls in their health-related lifestyle, mental physical health. Methods. The recruitment COAs took place inpatient outpatient treatment rehabilitation units. Controls were recruited elementary high schools. 57 (72% response rate) 84 (88% aged 12 18 years completed a postal questionnaire about health. Results. Bivariate analysis showed that COAs' families have higher unemployment rates lower economic status (P = 0.000). reported poorer school performance (P = 0.000), spending more time sedentary (television: P = 0.000, Internet: P = 0.014, music: P = 0.040) less activities (P = 0.048), having eating habits (fruits vegetables: P = 0.001, sweets: fast food: soft drinks: P = 0.004), substance use (cigarettes: P = 0.030; marijuana: P = 0.564, heavy drinking: P = 0.050) health difficulties (emotional symptoms: P = 0.015, conduct problems: P = 0.012, suicidal tendencies: P = 0.007, disorder: P = 0.040). Among COAs, girls emotional somatic symptoms compared to boys (P = 0.020 P = 0.047, respectively). Multivariate after controlling for socioeconomic status, significant lifestyle inequalities persist. Conclusion. Our findings suggest healthy above beyond the environment they live in.[Serec M, Svab I, Kolsek V, Moesgen D, Klein M. Health-related alcoholic parents. Drug Alcohol Rev 2012;31:861–870]