過剰 な 飲酒 の 習慣 と うつ病 の 関連:日本 の 大学 生 の 横断 研究
Go Saito1, Hisashi Yoshimoto2, Ayumi Takayashiki3
1Department of Primary Care and Medical Education, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Neuropsychopharmacology reports
|September 1, 2025
まとめ
この研究で分かったのは,過剰にアルコールを飲む日本の大学生は,うつ病になる可能性が低いということです. 多様な集団におけるこの逆の関係を探るにはさらなる研究が必要である.
科学分野:
- 精神科
- 流行病学
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 鬱病とアルコール摂取の関連は特にアジア系大学生では 確認されていない.
- アジアの大学生を対象とした大規模な研究は 稀です
研究 の 目的:
- 過剰なアルコール摂取とうつ病の関連性を調べる
- 日本人の大学生と大学院生で この関係を調べました
主な方法:
- 自己管理されたアンケートでは,流行病学研究センターのうつ病スケールを使用して,アルコール摂取の頻度,量,乱飲,およびうつ病を評価しました.
- 日本の2つの大学 (2019年4月~2020年1月) の20歳以上の4535人の学生 (2775人の男性,1760人の女性) のデータを分析した.
- 関連性を判断するために,物流回帰分析を用いて,関連する変数を調整した.
主要な成果:
- 4535人の学生のうち,1474人 (32.5%) がうつ病であると報告した.
- 過剰な飲酒者は1076人の男性 (66.3%) と548人の女性 (33.7%) であった.
- うつ病は重度の飲酒と逆相関を示した (オッズ比0.59 [0.36-0.98]).
結論:
- 日本人の大学生における過剰なアルコール摂取とうつ病との間には否定的な関連性がある.
- この発見は以前の研究と対照的であり,この人口統計の独特なパターンを強調しています.
- アルコールとうつ病の関係における年齢と人種を 更に研究すべきです
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