Variations by age and sex in alcohol-related problematic behaviour per drinking volume and heavier drinking occasion
Variations by age and sex in alcohol-related problematic behaviour per drinking volume and heavier drinking occasion
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DOI：
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.014
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Room, Robin
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作者：
Livingston, Michael;Room, Robin
目的：本研究旨在评估年龄、性别、饮酒行为和自我报告的酒精相关问题行为之间的关系。设计：横断面人口调查。设置和参与者：访谈于2004年进行，具有代表性的样本为12岁及以上的澳大利亚居民（N = 29，445）。测量：使用分级频率问题测量酒精使用情况，并使用这些问题，得出年度总摄入量和重度饮酒次数的估计值。与酒精有关的问题进行了测量，使用10个项目的规模，有关的行为在12个月前的Survey.Findings：酒精相关的问题行为分为两组：危险行为和违法行为。男性和女性的问题行为和饮酒率遵循类似的模式，在成年早期达到高峰，随后随着年龄的增长而下降。男性饮酒量高于女性，行为也更有问题。一旦酒精消费和饮酒模式得到控制，男性和女性的问题行为率没有显着差异。然而，有很大的差异，年龄，年轻人的行为显着更有问题的比老年人的饮酒变量controlled.Conclusions：本研究的结果提供了有力的证据表明，年轻的饮酒者的行为更有问题的比老年饮酒者的饮酒行为控制。这项研究还提供了进一步的证据，表明在饮酒量或饮酒模式相似的情况下，女性和男性报告的酒精相关问题的发生率没有实质性差异。这项研究对关注饮酒危害风险的公共卫生信息具有影响，清楚地表明年轻饮酒者更有可能报告一定饮酒量的问题。(C)2008爱思唯尔爱尔兰有限公司保留所有权利。
Aims: This study aims to assess the relationships between age, sex, drinking behaviour and self-reported alcohol-related problem behaviour.Design: Cross-sectional population Survey.Setting and participants: Interviews were undertaken in 2004, with a representative sample of Australian residents aged 12 and over (N = 29,445).Measurements: Alcohol use was measured using graduated frequency questions and, using these questions, estimates of total annual intake and frequency of heavy drinking occasions were derived. Alcohol-related problems were measured using a 10-item scale, relating to behaviour in the 12 months prior to the Survey.Findings: Alcohol-related problem behaviours clustered into two groups: hazardous behaviour and delinquent behaviour. Rates of problem behaviours and drinking followed similar patterns for males and females, with peaks in early adulthood and a subsequent decline with age. Males drank at higher levels than females and behaved more problematically. Once alcohol consumption and drinking pattern were controlled for, male and female rates of problem behaviours were not markedly different. However, there were substantial differences by age, with young people behaving significantly more problematically than older people with the drinking variables controlled for.Conclusions: The results of this Study provide strong evidence that young drinkers behave more problematically than older drinkers with drinking behaviour controlled for. The Study also provides further evidence that women and men do not report substantially different rates of alcohol-related problems for similar amounts or patterns of drinking. The study has implications for public health messages that focus on the risk of harm from drinking, clearly demonstrating that young drinkers are more likely to report problems for a given amount of drinking. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.