Introducción: el consumo excesivo de alcohol constituye un serio problema de salud pública en Ecuador y se posiciona como una de las principales causas de muerte en el país. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo identificar si el nivel socioeconómico condiciona la probabilidad de que una persona se convierta en consumidor excesivo de alcohol. Materiales y métodos: se usa como fuente de información la Encuesta Ecuatoriana de Condiciones de Vida 2014. El método de estimación es un modelo logístico para determinar el efecto marginal que tiene el nivel socioeconómico en la probabilidad de que un individuo sea catalogado como consumidor excesivo de alcohol; el nivel socioeconómico se aproxima con el nivel de pobreza, situación laboral e instrucción. Resultados: se demuestra que las personas que se encuentran en una situación de pobreza, no culminaron sus estudios secundarios o superiores y están desempleados tienen, en promedio, una mayor probabilidad de caer en el consumo excesivo de alcohol; es decir, los hallazgos confirman que los factores que determinan un bajo nivel socioeconómico vulneran a los individuos a ser consumidores excesivos de alcohol. Además del factor económico, un individuo es más propenso consumir alcohol en exceso cuando es hombre, soltero, mayor de 65 años y habita en la zona urbana. Conclusión: el diseño de política para atender el consumo excesivo de alcohol como un problema de salud pública debe plantearse como ejes de atención aquellos determinantes fundamentales para tener una atención efectiva y que está estrechamente vinculada con los niveles socioeconómicos bajos.
RATIONALE: Panic disorder (PD) has been shown to be associated with worse asthma outcomes in individuals with asthma, but the psychophysiological mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Some theories suggest that asthmatics with PD have worse underlying asthma severity and some argue that they simply report more symptoms based on their tendency to catastrophize bodily sensations. METHODS: A total of 39 patients (19 with and 20 without PD) with physician-diagnosed asthma underwent standard metacholine challenge testing (MCT). Demographic and medical/asthma history information was collected at baseline. Pre and post MCT patients completed the Panic symptom scale (PSS), the Modified Borg Scale (MBS), and the Subjective distress visual analogue scale (SD-VAS). Heart rate (HR), systolic, and diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) were recorded pre, during, and post MCT. RESULTS: There were no differences in PC20 values between asthmatics with and without PD (F=0.21, p=0.652). PD patients had a higher number of panic symptoms (from the PSS) at post-test compared to those without PD ([M (SD)] PD pre = 2.21 (2.42), PD post = 5.00 (3.32); non-PD pre = 0.75 (1.07), non-PD post = 2.25 (1.89): F=5.05, p=0.031). There were no differences in MBS (F=0.70, p=0.407), SD-VAS anxiety (F=0.36, p=0.554), SD-VAS worry (F=0.84, p=0.366), HR (F=0.06, p=0.805), SBP (F=0.49, p=0.487), or DBP (F=0.01, p=0.942) between PD and non-PD patients. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that having PD is associated with increased subjective responses during MCT, with no impact on objective measures of asthma. Future research should focus on the potential impact of these increased panic attack-like symptoms on long-term asthma care and if intervening on them influences outcomes such as emergency room visits. Financial Support: SLB and KLL were supported by CIHR and FRQS salary awards.
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