Behavioral stability of alcohol consumption and socio-demographic correlates of change among a nationally representative cohort of US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To estimate the probability of transitioning between different categories of alcohol use (drinking states) among a nationally representative cohort of United States (US) adults and to identify the effects of socio-demographic characteristics on those transitions.

Design, setting and participants

Secondary analysis of data from the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a prospective cohort study conducted in 2001-02 and 2004-05; a US nation-wide, population-based study. Participants included 34 165 adults (mean age = 45.1 years, standard deviation = 17.3; 52% women).

Measurements

Alcohol use was self-reported and categorized based on the grams consumed per day: (1) non-drinker (no drinks in past 12 months), (2) category I (women

SUBMITTER: Puka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9722571 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature