Sociodemographic risk factors for the persistence of harmful alcohol use: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous research suggests several sociodemographic risk factors for the persistence of harmful alcohol use. However, the evidence is limited due to short follow-up times, retrospective reporting and samples comprising only people with alcohol dependence. We pooled data from six prospective cohort studies to systematically evaluate whether the sociodemographic risk factors differ between the incidence and persistence of harmful alcohol use.

Methods

Data were from six prospective cohort studies from the US, UK and Japan (n = 28,394). We conducted a two-stage meta-analysis to examine the associations of six sociodemographic risk factors (sex, age, presence of a partner, educational attainment, smoking and psychological distress) with the incidence and persistence of ha

SUBMITTER: Ehrnrooth A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790781 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature