scholarly journals Examining the Relationship between Heavy Alcohol Use and Assaults: With Adjustment for the Effects of Unmeasured Confounders

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Liang ◽  
Tanya Chikritzhs
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Unmeasured Confounders

Background. Experimental studies suggest that alcohol can lead to aggression in laboratory settings; however, it is impossible to test the causal relationship between alcohol use and real-life violence among humans in randomized clinical trials.Objectives. (i) To examine the relationship between heavy alcohol use and assaults in a population based study; (ii) to demonstrate the proxy outcome method, as a means of controlling the effects of unknown/unmeasured confounders in observational studies.Methods. This study used data collected from three waves of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The effects of heavy alcohol use on assault were measured using multivariable logistic regressions in conjunction with the proxy outcome method.Results. Application of the proxy outcome method indicated that effect sizes of heavy alcohol use on the risk of assault were overestimated in the standard models. After adjusting for the effects of unknown/unmeasured confounders, the risk of assault remained 43% and 63% higherP<0.05among participants who consumed 5+ drinks/day for 5–8 days/month and 9–30 days/month, respectively.Conclusions. Even after adjustment for unknown/unmeasured confounders the association between heavy alcohol use and risk of violence remained significant. These findings support the hypothesis that heavy alcohol use can cause violence.

scholarly journals Age at First Use of Alcohol and Risk of Heavy Alcohol Use: A Population-Based Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Liang ◽  
Tanya Chikritzhs
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use

Aim. To examine the association between age at first alcohol use and risk of heavy alcohol use among the adult US general drinking population.Methods. This population-based study used the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) from United States. Multivariate Poisson regression was employed to predict the frequency of heavy alcohol use (five or more drinks per occasion) in the last 30 days with age at first use of alcohol controlling for potential confounding factors.Results. Younger age at first use of alcohol was associated with increased likelihood of heavy alcohol use in the last 30 days in this population-based sample. This association remained significant when analysis was reperformed for the subgroup of participants who were with desired good health status and Kessler score lower than 12.Conclusion. Younger age at first use of alcohol was associated with increased likelihood of heavy alcohol use.

scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption during Adolescence and Risk of Diabetes in Young Adulthood

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Liang ◽  
Tanya Chikritzhs
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
Parental Alcohol Use

Background. There is very limited data available on the association between underage drinking and risk of diabetes. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between alcohol use during adolescence and the risk of diabetes while controlling for a wide range of confounders, including parental alcohol use.Methods. This population-based study used data collected from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Participants were initially recruited in 1994-1995 (Wave I), then followed up in 1996 (Wave II) and in 2001-2002 (Wave III), and in 2008-2009 (Wave IV). Analysis included 2,850 participants (46% male) who were successfully followed up at Waves I, III, and IV without a known diagnosis of diabetes at Waves I and III and who provided all necessary information for the analysis.Results. During adolescence, frequent alcohol consumption at levels reaching 5 or more drinks, 3–7 days/week, substantially increased the risk of diabetes in young adulthood, with an odds ratio of 12.57 (95% CI 4.10–38.61) compared to current abstainers.Conclusions. Heavy alcohol use during adolescence may increase the risk of diabetes in young adulthood.The Significant finding of the Study.

scholarly journals 0949 The Relationship between Heavy Alcohol Use and Insomnia on PTSD Symptom Severity

SLEEP ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. A352-A352
Author(s):  
P J Colvonen ◽  
L D Straus ◽  
S P Drummond ◽  
S B Norman
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Ptsd Symptom ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
Ptsd Symptom Severity ◽  
The Relationship

Does the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D status and bone mass vary according to skin color in adults? Results of a Brazilian population-based study

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kátia Josiany Segheto ◽  
Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol ◽  
Danielle Cristina Guimarães da Silva ◽  
Cristiane Junqueira de Carvalho ◽  
Fernanda Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mass ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Brazilian Population ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
25 Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
The Relationship

Predictors of Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Men: A Prospective Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052198973
Author(s):  
Hailee K. Dunn ◽  
Deborah N. Pearlman ◽  
Madeline C. Montgomery ◽  
Lindsay M. Orchowski
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
Peer Approval ◽  
Sexual Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use

Research demonstrates that both peer socialization and underage drinking play a significant role in teen dating violence. However, less is known about the lasting effects of these risk factors on boys’ ability to form healthy romantic relationships as they get older. The present study examined whether boys who perceived their peers would respect them more for having sex and those who engaged in past year heavy alcohol use would be more likely to perpetrate sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) in young adulthood compared to boys who did not endorse perceived peer approval for sex or report past year heavy drinking. Analyses were conducted using a sample of boys ( n = 1,189) from Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). A logistic regression was conducted to assess the relationship between perceived peer approval to have sex and heavy alcohol use at Wave I and sexual IPV at Wave III, after adjusting for demographic factors and other correlates of sexual IPV at Wave I, including age, race/ethnicity, sexual initiation in adolescence, parental attachment, annual family income, and neighborhood poverty. Boys who believed they would gain peer respect by having sex and boys who reported getting drunk in the last 12 months, regardless of how often, were significantly more likely to report sexual IPV in young adulthood compared to boys who did not endorse either of these factors. Targeting boys’ perceived peer norms regarding sexual activity and heavy alcohol use may therefore be especially important for preventing sexual IPV later in life.

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