Consumption patterns of alcoholic beverages in two cohorts of Italian men

摘要

From individual interviews with Italian men aged 40-45 and 65-70 three prevailing models of consumption pattern can be categorized: the use of alcohol gradually increases and remains a constant in the subject's life until the adult phase is reached, when it decreases; alcohol consumption rises gradually until reaching a peak that characterizes a phase of elevated consumption, after which it decreases; alcohol consumption varies considerably over the years-a pattern which is characterized by different phases.