Hazardous alcohol consumption and problem drinking in Norwegian and Russian women and men: The Tromso Study 2015-2016 and the Know Your Heart study 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Harmful use of alcohol is a worldwide public health concern. Cultural differences may affect responses to questions on alcohol problems, making international comparisons difficult. We aimed to compare self-reported alcohol consumption and problem drinking between Norwegian and Russian populations.

Methods

We used data from women and men aged 40-69 years participating in the Tromsø Study seventh survey (Tromsø7, N=17646, participation 65%), Tromsø (2015-2016), Norway, and the Know Your Heart study (KYH, N=4099, participation 51%), Arkhangelsk and Novosibirsk (2015-2018), Russia. Alcohol consumption and problem drinking were measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) via questionnaires (Tromsø7) and interviews (KYH). We compared AUDIT s

SUBMITTER: Hopstock LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10599088 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature