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Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)

Objective: We aimed to evaluate changes in the prevalence of Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED) and Risky Consumption (RC) in freshman college students between 2005, 2012 and 2016; and to identify the explanatory variables of these patterns of consumption using individual and pooled analyses. Methods: A...

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Autores principales: Busto Miramontes, Alicia, Moure-Rodríguez, Lucía, Mallah, Narmeen, Díaz-Geada, Ainara, Corral, Montserrat, Cadaveira, Fernando, Caamaño-Isorna, Francisco
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052548
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author Busto Miramontes, Alicia
Moure-Rodríguez, Lucía
Mallah, Narmeen
Díaz-Geada, Ainara
Corral, Montserrat
Cadaveira, Fernando
Caamaño-Isorna, Francisco
author_facet Busto Miramontes, Alicia
Moure-Rodríguez, Lucía
Mallah, Narmeen
Díaz-Geada, Ainara
Corral, Montserrat
Cadaveira, Fernando
Caamaño-Isorna, Francisco
author_sort Busto Miramontes, Alicia
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description Objective: We aimed to evaluate changes in the prevalence of Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED) and Risky Consumption (RC) in freshman college students between 2005, 2012 and 2016; and to identify the explanatory variables of these patterns of consumption using individual and pooled analyses. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 5260 students was carried out in Spain in 2005, 2012 and 2016. HED and RC were determined using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Another questionnaire was used to measure parental education level and alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, age of onset of alcohol use and alcohol-related expectancies. Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) of RC and HED and their 95% Confidence Intervals were estimated using logistic regression. Results: An increase in the prevalence rates of HED and RC was observed among women during the three-study periods, nonetheless there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence rates among men. High maternal educational level, living away from parental home, initiating drinking before the age of 15 and having positive expectancies about drinking are associated with higher prevalence of RC in both genders. High positive expectancies and early onset of alcohol use are associated with higher rates of HED among men and women. Students recruited in 2012 and 2016 are protected against RC in comparison to those recruited in 2005. Conclusions: The age of alcohol consumption onset is the most influencing factor on HED and RC for both genders in the three-study periods. Alcohol prevention campaigns targeting youth at early ages can reduce risky drinking behaviors.
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spelling pubmed-79675292021-03-18 Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016) Busto Miramontes, Alicia Moure-Rodríguez, Lucía Mallah, Narmeen Díaz-Geada, Ainara Corral, Montserrat Cadaveira, Fernando Caamaño-Isorna, Francisco Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objective: We aimed to evaluate changes in the prevalence of Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED) and Risky Consumption (RC) in freshman college students between 2005, 2012 and 2016; and to identify the explanatory variables of these patterns of consumption using individual and pooled analyses. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 5260 students was carried out in Spain in 2005, 2012 and 2016. HED and RC were determined using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Another questionnaire was used to measure parental education level and alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, age of onset of alcohol use and alcohol-related expectancies. Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) of RC and HED and their 95% Confidence Intervals were estimated using logistic regression. Results: An increase in the prevalence rates of HED and RC was observed among women during the three-study periods, nonetheless there was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence rates among men. High maternal educational level, living away from parental home, initiating drinking before the age of 15 and having positive expectancies about drinking are associated with higher prevalence of RC in both genders. High positive expectancies and early onset of alcohol use are associated with higher rates of HED among men and women. Students recruited in 2012 and 2016 are protected against RC in comparison to those recruited in 2005. Conclusions: The age of alcohol consumption onset is the most influencing factor on HED and RC for both genders in the three-study periods. Alcohol prevention campaigns targeting youth at early ages can reduce risky drinking behaviors. MDPI 2021-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7967529/ /pubmed/33806681 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052548 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Busto Miramontes, Alicia
Moure-Rodríguez, Lucía
Mallah, Narmeen
Díaz-Geada, Ainara
Corral, Montserrat
Cadaveira, Fernando
Caamaño-Isorna, Francisco
Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
title Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
title_full Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
title_fullStr Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
title_full_unstemmed Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
title_short Alcohol Consumption among Freshman College Students in Spain: Individual and Pooled Analyses of Three Cross-Sectional Surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
title_sort alcohol consumption among freshman college students in spain: individual and pooled analyses of three cross-sectional surveys (2005, 2012 and 2016)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7967529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33806681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052548
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