Age-based differences in quantity and frequency of consumption when screening for harmful alcohol use.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Survey questions on usual quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption are regularly used in screening tools to identify drinkers requiring intervention. The aim of this study was to measure age-based differences in quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and how this relates to the prediction of harmful or dependent drinking.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

Australia.

Participants

Data were taken from 17 399 respondents who reported any alcohol consumption in the last year and were aged 18 and over from the 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, a broadly representative cross-sectional survey on substance use.

Measurement

Respondents were asked about their

SUBMITTER: Callinan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature