Factors associated with drinking behaviour during COVID-19 social distancing and lockdown among adults in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess what factors were associated with reported changes to usual alcohol drinking behaviour during the start of lockdown in the United Kingdom (UK).

Methods

Online cross-sectional survey of 30,375 adults in the UK from 21st March to 4th April 2020 (sample weighted). Logistic regression models were used to examine sociodemographic, drinking and COVID-19 factors associated with i) drinking less and ii) drinking more (versus same as usual).

Results

Of 22,113 drinkers, 48.1 % reported drinking about the same, 25.7 % reported drinking less, and 26.2 % reported drinking more than usual over the past week. Drinking less was independently associated with being younger (OR = 0.88, p < .001), male (OR = 0.76, p < .001), BAME (OR = 0.76, p = .028), low income (OR

SUBMITTER: Garnett C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807168 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature