Characteristics of non-drinking and drinking adults in Taiwan and their implications in alcohol epidemiological studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Confounding is a major threat to causal inferences regarding alcohol and health. One proposed causal inference approach was to compare the associations obtained from cohorts in different countries, where we know the confounding structures are different. To explore the confounding structure related to alcohol and health in Taiwan, we compared differences in the characteristics of drinkers and non-drinkers, using data from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (2013-2016).

Methods

The cross-sectional survey data were collected nationwide and were representative of residents in Taiwan, which included 2,846 men and 2,833 women ages 19 years and older. We used information regarding alcohol drinking and covariates of sociodemographic and health behavior variables. W

SUBMITTER: Yu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11960929 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature