01665nas a2200361 4500008004100000022001400041245006000055210005900115260001600174300001000190490000700200520069800207653000900905653002100914653002800935653001100963653002400974653002000998653001101018653002501029653000901054653001301063653001801076100002401094700001901118700002401137700001901161700002501180700002101205700001801226700002401244856003501268 2006 eng d a0195-863100aAlcohol consumption in older adults and Medicare costs.0 aAlcohol consumption in older adults and Medicare costs c2006 Spring a49-610 v273 a
We determined the relationship of alcohol consumption and Medicare costs among 4,392 participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), a longitudinal, population-based cohort study of adults age 65 or over in four U.S. communities. We assessed 5-year Parts A and B costs and self-reported intake of beer, wine, and liquor at baseline. Among both sexes, total costs were approximately $2,000 lower among consumers of > 1-6 drinks per week than abstainers. The lower costs associated with moderate drinking were most apparent among participants with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and for hospitalization costs for CVD among healthy participants. Former drinkers had the highest costs.
10aAged10aAlcohol Drinking10aCardiovascular Diseases10aFemale10aHealth Expenditures10aHospitalization10aHumans10aLongitudinal Studies10aMale10aMedicare10aUnited States1 aMukamal, Kenneth, J1 aLumley, Thomas1 aLuepker, Russell, V1 aLapin, Pauline1 aMittleman, Murray, A1 aMcBean, Marshall1 aCrum, Rosa, M1 aSiscovick, David, S uhttps://chs-nhlbi.org/node/941