Trends in binge drinking in Canada from 1996 to 2013: a repeated cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heavy drinking is a major factor in morbidity and mortality worldwide. Little information is available on trends in Canada regarding alcohol abuse. We sought to estimate abstinence, binge drinking and alcohol intake exceeding low-risk drinking guidelines in the Canadian population from 1996 to 2013.

Methods

The data sources for this analysis were a series of cross-sectional national health surveys of the Canadian population carried out by Statistics Canada between 1996 and 2013. These were cross-sectional files from the National Population Health Surveys of 1996 and 1998, plus the Canadian Community Health Surveys from 2000 to 2013. Respondents were aged 18 years and older.

Results

The proportion of binge drinkers increased steadily from 13.7% (95% confiden

SUBMITTER: Bulloch AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173463 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature