Differential prevalence of alcohol use among 2-year and 4-year college students.
Differential prevalence of alcohol use among 2-year and 4-year college students.
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二年级和四年级大学生的饮酒流行率差异。
DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.037
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Ehlinger,EdwardP
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作者：
Velazquez,CayleyE;Pasch,KerynE;Laska,MelissaN;Lust,Katherine;Story,Mary;Ehlinger,EdwardP
研究目的：确定参加两年制与四年制大学的学生之间的饮酒行为和酒精相关后果是否存在差异。方法：来自7所两年制和11所四年制大学的参与者（N= 13，700）完成了2010年大学生健康调查。饮酒行为包括过去一年饮酒、过去一个月饮酒和过去两周酗酒。酒精相关因素包括平均计算的血液酒精水平和平均数量的酒精相关的后果。进行了横断面混合效应回归分析，以确定两年制和四年制学生中与酒精相关的行为和后果的流行率是否不同。以及更高的平均血液酒精含量和更多的酒精相关后果比他们的两年同行（p<0.05）。在女生中，两年制和四年制大学生之间的差异较小。在调整社会人口因素后，仍存在许多差异（例如，年龄、种族/民族），然而，随着生活状况作为协变量的加入，男性之间的一些差异不再显着。结论两年制与四年制大学的学生在酒精相关行为和后果方面存在显着差异。虽然两年制大学生中与酒精相关的行为和后果的流行率较低，但他们不是一个值得忽视的人群。在两年制和四年制大学生中，酒精使用的流行率仍然很高，这使得研究人员为所有学生设计适当的干预措施非常重要，无论他们就读的机构类型如何。
PURPOSETo determine whether alcohol use behaviors and alcohol-related consequences differed among students attending two-year versus four-year colleges.METHODSParticipants (N=13,700) from 7 two-year and 11 four-year colleges completed the 2010 College Student Health Survey. Alcohol use behaviors included past year alcohol use, past month alcohol use, and binge drinking over the past two weeks. Alcohol-related factors included average calculated blood alcohol level and average number of alcohol-related consequences. Cross-sectional mixed-effects regression analyses were conducted to determine if the prevalence of alcohol-related behaviors and consequences differed among two-year and four-year students.RESULTSStudents attending four-year colleges, particularly males, were more likely to report past year alcohol use, past month alcohol use, and binge drinking, as well as a higher average blood alcohol content and a greater number of alcohol-related consequences than their two-year counterparts (p<0.05). Among female students there were fewer differences between two-year and four-year college students. Many differences remained after adjusting for socio-demographic factors (e.g., age, race/ethnicity), however, with the addition of living situation as a covariate, several of the differences among males were no longer significant.CONCLUSIONSSignificant differences in alcohol-related behaviors and consequences exist among students attending two-year versus four-year colleges. While the prevalence of alcohol-related behaviors and consequences was lower among two-year college students, they are not a population to be over-looked. The prevalence of alcohol use remains high among both two-year and four-year college students, making it important for researchers to design appropriate interventions for all students regardless of the type of institution being attended.