Changes in the frequency and amount of alcohol intake before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Concerns have been raised regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption patterns, which can have implications for public health. In this descriptive study, we aimed to show the change in the frequency and amount of alcohol consumption in Japan before and during the COVID-19 pandemic periods.

Methods

We analyzed data from annual health checkups among Japanese workers from April 2018 to March 2021. Changes in the frequency (daily, occasionally, rarely/never) and amount per one-time (4 categories by Japanese alcohol unit) of alcohol consumed among 331 200 participants were summarized by sex as 1-year changes in the periods before (fiscal year [FY] 2018 to FY 2019) and during (FY 2019 to FY 2020) the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Among daily

SUBMITTER: Nagahama S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561262 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature