Correlates Of Alcohol Consumption Research Articles

Correlations of alcohol consumption amongst marialionceros in Venezuela

ABSTRACT The religion of Maria Lionza in Venezuela includes many healing and possession rituals, where alcohol consumption is frequent. This has contributed to the perception that this religion is uniquely associated with alcoholism and criminality. Those perceptions may be negative stereotypes that are rooted in race and class biases. This study tests the hypothesis that the religion of Maria Lionza is associated with greater alcohol consumption, in a study with 71 participants. The results suggest that marialionceros are at greater risk of developing Alcohol Use Disorders than a control group. However, no statistically significant correlation was found between alcohol consumption and religiosity as a whole, although there is a weak correlation between organisational religious activity and alcohol consumption. A strong negative correlation was found between educational level and alcohol consumption.

Association of mass media exposure and alcohol consumption apropos alcohol-advertisement ban in India: multilevel analysis of panel data

ABSTRACT Introduction Understanding the role of mass media in shaping the perception of individual health behavior in India, alcohol promoting advertisement bans were imposed on all mass media platforms. However, minimal research explored how the mass media had influenced the alcohol behavior of Indian individual’s overtime after imposing a an. The present study examined the effect of mass media exposure to abate alcohol consumption behavior among the Indian population, adjusting for heterogeneity in the risk of alcohol consumption across India’s communities and states. Methods The India Human Development Survey panel data, including 16661 individuals, were used for analysis. Multivariable analyses were performed using three-level random intercept logit models to show the variation in consumption behavior across communities and states. Results Watching TV, listening to the radio and reading newspapers had no significant influence on alcohol consumption during 2005 and 2012, respectively. We have found a high correlation of alcohol consumption among individuals belonging to the same community and state. Conclusion The study found an insignificant association of mass media with alcohol consumption but higher heterogeneity at the community and state levels. Thus, it suggests programs and campaigns targeting a particular group to address India’s high-risk communities and states.

Fusobacterium nucleatum in biopsied tissues from colorectal cancer patients and alcohol consumption in Korea

The roles of individual bacteria and their relationship in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC) remain unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of CRC-associated bacteria using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) or 16S rRNA analysis and the statistical correlations of patient demographics and clinical characteristics comprising alcohol consumption with CRC-associated bacteria. We determined the prevalence of five CRC-associated bacterial species in 38 CRC patients (39 samples) and 21 normal individuals using qPCR, and the relative abundance of bacterial taxa in the gut microbiome was assessed using 16S rRNA analysis. Fusobacterium nucleatum was the only bacterium that was significantly (P < 0.0001) more prevalent in the cancer tissue (82.1%) than in the normal tissue (0%) by qPCR. 16S rRNA analysis showed a significant correlation between six operational taxonomic units (OTUs), namely, the genera Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, Collinsella, Prevotella, Parvimonas, and Gemella, in patients with CRC. An integrated analysis using 16S rRNA data and epidemiological characteristics showed that alcohol consumption was significantly correlated with the abundance of Fusobacterium OTUs. The correlation of alcohol consumption with the abundance of Fusobacterium OTUs in cancer tissue discovered using 16S rRNA analysis suggests a possible link between alcohol metabolism and subsequent tumorigenesis caused by F. nucleatum.

Alcohol consumption in early adolescence is differently associated with sociodemographic and psychosocial factors according to gender (HBSC 2014, Wallonia, Belgium)

AbstractIntroductionDuring adolescence, while the body is still in development, alcohol consumption can cause irreversible damages. Well-being and family, social and school environment may influence alcohol consumption among adolescents. According to their gender, they may be more or less receptive to some of these influences. Our aim was to identify potential gender differences in the correlates of alcohol consumption in early adolescence.MethodsAnalyses were based on 4,714 10–14-year-old adolescents attending schools in Wallonia, and included in the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) cross-sectional survey. Information were collected through self-administered questionnaires. Alcohol consumption was defined as having drunk at least one day during the last 30 days before the survey. Gender-stratified associations were estimated using multivariable logistic regressions.ResultsTwenty percent of 10–14-year-old adolescents (boys: 21.6%; girls: 18.0%) reported having consumed alcohol during the past month. After adjustment, associations with age, frequency of contacts via social networks and frequency of outings with friends after class hours, were similar in both genders. Adolescents aged 13–14 years (vs. 10–12 years), those who communicated at least every week via social networks (vs. less than once a week) and those who met their friends at least once after class hours (vs. less than once a week) were more likely to consume alcohol.Boys’ and girls’ 2nd-generation migrants and boys’ 1st-generation migrants (vs. natives) were less likely to have consumed alcohol in the past month. Furthermore, boys and girls with “low” Family Affluence Scale (FAS) and boys from “medium” FAS (vs. “high”) were less likely to have consumed alcohol.In boys only, school satisfaction was significantly associated with alcohol consumption during the past month (vs. those who liked school a lot: those who liked school a bit (OR = 1.88 [1.13–0.84]) or did not like school very much (OR = 2.20 [1.32–3.66]) or did not like school at all (OR = 2.91 [1.69–5.02]).In girls, family status (vs. two-parent families: stepfamilies (OR = 1.43 [1.05–1.95])) and life satisfaction (vs. “high”: “low” (OR = 1.63 [1.19–2.26])) were significantly associated with alcohol consumption.ConclusionAlthough both genders share common risk factors (age, peer relationships, migration status and socioeconomic status), some differences have been highlighted. In boys only, school satisfaction was inversely associated with alcohol consumption. High life satisfaction and living in two-parent families seemed to play a protective role in girls only. These results should help better identify adolescents to be targeted in campaigns preventing early alcohol consumption.

Sociodemographic correlates of alcohol consumption among young adolescents from two different sociocultural contexts in Belgium

Introduction At young age, while the body is still in development, alcohol consumption can cause irreversible damages. In this study, we were interested in sociodemographic characteristics associated with alcohol consumption among young adolescents in French-speaking Belgium. Such characteristics were investigated separately in the Walloon Region (WR) and in the French part of the Brussels-Capital Region (BCR); indeed, these two regions are characterized by distinct sociocultural and economic contexts, which could lead to differences in alcohol consumption and determinants of consumption. Methods Analyses were based on data collected with self-administered questionnaires within the 2014 “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children” (HBSC) cross-sectional survey, among 5029 10–14-year-old adolescents (4128 in the WR and 901 in the BCR). Alcohol consumption was defined has having drunk at least one day during the last 30 days before the survey. Sociodemographic characteristics included the sex, age, socioeconomic status measured through the “Family Affluence Scale”, family structure, and migration background. Associations between sociodemographic characteristics and alcohol consumption were estimated using multivariable logistic regressions models, separately for the WR and the BCR. Results In the WR, 22% of 10–14-year-old reported having consumed alcohol at least one day during the last 30 days before the survey. After adjustments, adolescents aged 13–14 years compared with those aged 10–12 years (OR: 4.74 [3.94–5.71]), boys versus girls (OR: 1.23 [1.06–1.44]) and natives compared with adolescents with foreign origins (OR: 1.60 [1.32–1.93]) were more likely to consume alcohol. In addition, adolescents living in a single-parent family (OR = 1.53 [1.25–1.87]) or a stepfamily (OR = 1.52 [1.24–1.88]) were more likely to consume alcohol than those living with their two parents. Concerning the socioeconomic status, adolescents from “medium” (OR = 1.45 [1.13–1.85]) or “high” (OR = 1.68 [1.31–2.17]) socioeconomic status were more likely to consume alcohol than those from “low” socioeconomic status. In the BCR, 9% of 10–14-year-old reported having consumed alcohol at least one day during the last 30 days before the survey. After adjustments, like in RW, boys (OR: 1.88 [1.14–3.10]), 13–14-year olds (OR: 2.40 [1.38–4.16]), adolescents from stepfamilies (OR: 3.32 [1.70–6.50]), those from “high” socioeconomic status (OR: 2.83 [1.43–5.63]) and natives (OR: 2.05 [1.22–3.45]) were more likely to consume alcohol. A significant interaction between gender and family structure was identified (P = 0.008). Alcohol consumption was not socially marked among young boys; all associations were non-significant. Conversely, among young girls, those aged 13–14 years (OR: 4.80 [1.65–13.93]), those from stepfamilies (OR: 8.02 [2.63–24.44]) or single-parent families (OR: 6.82 [2.50–18.57]), those from “high” (OR: 10.80 [2.70–43.17]) or “medium” (OR: 4.06 [1.02–16.17]) socioeconomic status and natives (OR: 2.96 [1.24–7.06]) were more likely to consume alcohol. Conclusion Despite very different prevalence, alcohol consumption in young adolescence was associated with the same sociodemographic characteristics in both regions. However gender differences varied between RW and RBC. These results highlight the sociodemographic profile of adolescents to be targeted in the awareness-raising measures to the danger of early alcohol consumption.

Correlates of frequent alcohol consumption among middle-aged and older men and women in Russia: A multilevel analysis of the PrivMort retrospective cohort study

BackgroundA large proportion of premature deaths in Russia since the early 1990s, following the transition from communism, have been attributed to hazardous drinking. Little is known about the correlates of alcohol consumption. We present new data on the consumption of alcoholic beverages among middle-aged and older Russians and identify socio-demographic, socio-economic, and life-course correlates of frequent drinking. MethodsWithin the framework of the PrivMort project, conducted in 30 industrial towns in the European part of Russia, we acquired information on the frequency of drinking among 22,796 respondents and 57,907 of their surviving and deceased relatives. We fit three-level mixed-effects logistic regression models of frequent drinking in which respondents’ relatives, aged 40 and over, are nested in their families and towns. ResultsDeceased male relatives consumed alcohol significantly more often, while deceased female relatives consumed alcohol significantly less often than the respondents of corresponding gender. In a multivariable analysis, we found that individuals’ education, communication with family members, labour market status, history of unemployment, and occupational attainment are all significant correlates of frequent drinking in Russia. These associations are stronger among men rather than among women. ConclusionThere are significant differences between frequency of drinking among surviving and deceased individuals and frequent drinking is associated with a wide array of individual socio-demographic, socio-economic, and life course factors that can partially explain high alcohol consumption in post-communist Russia.

Correlation of alcohol consumption with liver histological features in non-cirrhotic patients

The association between alcohol consumption and the risk of liver disease remains unclear. The aim of our study was to determine liver morphological features directly related to the mean lifetime daily alcohol intake (LTDAI) in non-cirrhotic patients. Medical records of all consecutive patients who reported alcohol consumption up to the time of hospital admission and who had undergone a liver biopsy in the Gastroenterology Unit of the University Hospital Centre of Tirana (Albania), were reviewed. Patients with established cirrhosis and/or with other possible causes of liver damage were excluded by the study. The histological features revealed in the biopsy samples of 51 non-cirrhotic patients were: steatosis in 46 patients (91%), six of whom (13%) showed also alcoholic foamy degeneration; alteration of hepatocytes in 40 patients (78%), diffuse mononuclear inflammation in 37 patients (73%), polymorphonuclear inflammation in 11 patients (22%) and perivenular fibrosis in 18 patients (35%). Diffuse steatosis was directly correlated with alcohol consumption (P<0.01). No association was found between alcohol consumption and the presence of degenerative alterations of hepatocytes, Mallory bodies or hepatocellular necrosis. Fibrosis was more prevalent in patients who reported a LTDAI > or = 80 g in comparison with patients who reported a LTDAI > or = 40 to <80 g (48% vs 25%; P<0.05). In non-cirrhotic patients liver steatosis and fibrosis were more common features among patients who reported a higher alcoholic consumption, but no clear-cut association between typical histological features of alcoholic liver disease and alcohol consumption was found.

Advertising and alcohol consumption in the UK

The human and economic cost of alcohol misuse in the UK is high. Alcohol advertising has been criticised because of its presumed impact on alcohol consumption. This two-part investigation considers possible reasons for alcohol consumption in the UK. In the first section, the authors examine the hypotheses that advertising increases market size and that alcohol advertising drives overall consumption. In the second section, the authors identify and quantify the key correlates of alcohol consumption in the UK. They consider the claim that alcohol advertising is directed at driving consumption among younger drinkers by utilising the AlcoVision survey and building separate econometric models for young people aged 18.24 and those over 25. For both age groups, economic confidence and seasonality are identified as key correlates of consumption. Other correlates are dependent on age. Consumption among the 18.24 age group is correlated with on-trade promotions and the increasing trend for in-home drinking. Consumption among people over 25 is related to pricing issues, from both competing categories and the relative price of alcohol. No statistical relationship between alcohol advertising and consumption was found for either age group.

Correlations of alcohol consumption with related covariates and heritability estimates in older adult males over a 14- to 18-year period: the NHLBI Twin Study.

Consistent maximum-likelihood heritability estimates of consumption of alcoholic beverages were observed at three separate times during a 14- to 18-year period in adult twin males initially aged 42-56 years in 1969-1973. Log transformation of the average number of drinks/week of the returnees to all three examinations was examined relative to potential covariates representing both antecedents of drinking alcohol and consequences of alcohol consumption. Significant relationships were noted for 38 of the covariates at one or more of the separate examinations, including positive correlations with smoking, coffee consumption, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mean corpuscular volume, systolic blood pressure, uric acid and behavioral measures, and negative correlations with blood urea nitrogen, red blood cell count, tea consumption, and tricep skinfolds. Analysis of the average alcohol consumption adjusted for nine independent covariates selected from multiple stepwise regression resulted in a modest decline in maximum-likelihood heritability estimates compared with unadjusted data, but little difference from heritability estimates obtained when abstainers from alcohol (no alcoholic beverages consumed at all three examinations) were excluded. The most striking effect of omitting abstainers from alcohol was the decline in the intraclass correlations in dizygotic twins. Bivariate analyses of alcohol and individual covariates revealed the phenotypic correlation between alcohol consumption and a measure of hostility was primarily environmental, that for high-density lipoprotein, smoking and coffee drinking with alcohol was primarily genetic, and the phenotypic correlation between alcohol consumption and mean corpuscular volume had both significant genetic and environmental correlations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

第19回日本総合健診医学会学術大会講演抄録集 成人より老人に至る飲酒と諸検査値との関係

第19回日本総合健診医学会学術大会講演抄録集 成人より老人に至る飲酒と諸検査値との関係

Alcohol consumption and breast cancer: a cross-national correlation study.

The authors examined the cross-national correlation of alcohol consumption (based on food availability data) and breast cancer. Weighted correlation coefficients for alcohol and breast cancer were 0.31 for mortality and 0.65 for incidence; the corresponding unweighted coefficients were 0.50 and 0.45. Correlation coefficients for fat consumption and breast cancer ranged from 0.69-0.89. After adjustment for fat consumption in multiple regression models, the positive alcohol-breast cancer association disappeared, while the fat-breast cancer correlation remained positive and strong. These findings do not support the positive alcohol-breast cancer association that has been suggested by analytical epidemiological studies. The multivariate results, however, should be interpreted with caution due to the potential variation in the extent to which national alcohol data reflect consumption among females.

Similarities and differences in correlates of alcohol consumption and problem behaviors among male and female adolescents.

This study examined similarities and differences in correlates of alcohol consumption and problem behaviors among a random household sample of male and female adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. Several similarities emerged between the two gender groups which were consistent with previous research, including a pattern of convergence among the variables of alcohol consumption, times drunk in the last year, and delinquent behavior; the salience of the peer context in alcohol-related behavior; and high associations between reasons, or motives, for drinking and alcohol consumption and problem behaviors. With respect to reasons for drinking, excitement-seeking, or pleasurable, reasons were highly related to outcome variables. Gender differences were reported for relationships between two indices of affective functioning, namely distress symptoms and escapist, tension-reducing reasons for drinking, and outcome variables related to delinquent behavior, school functioning, and aspects of self-concept. These differences are discussed with respect to possible differential socialization experiences among males and females.

Sex differences in drinking among medical students: patterns and psychosocial correlates.

Societal changes in sex roles have led to an increased interest in the comparative drinking behaviors of men and women and in their psychosocial antecedents. The differential prevalence and psychosocial correlates of alcohol consumption in a cohort of 107 men and 46 women first-year medical students are addressed. Self-report questionnaires assessed quantity, frequency and variability in the consumption of beer, wine and distilled spirits; early parent-child relationships; internal-external locus of control; interpersonal dependency; social supports; and depressive symptomatology. From analyses of variance, the data show that the men consume beer more frequently and in greater quantities. The sexes do not differ in the consumption of wine or distilled spirits. In addition, several psychosocial variables relate to drinking patterns in opposite directions for men and women. Heavier drinking among women is significantly associated with perceived childhood parental warmth and low depressive symptomatology. The opposite is true for men, although these relationships are much weaker. Future research should address sex differences in the symbolic meaning and implications of alcohol use in different socioeconomic and occupational groups.

Diet and its relation to coronary heart disease.

Diet and its relation to coronary heart disease.

Coffee, alcohol and risk of coronary heart disease among Japanese men living in Hawaii.

We examined the relation of coffee and alcohol consumption to the risk of coronary heart disease during a six-year period in a cohort of 7705 Japanese men living in Hawaii. The analysis was based on 294 new cases of coronary heart disease. There was a positive association between coffee intake and risk, but it became statistically insignificant when cigarette smoking was taken into account. There was a strong negative association between moderate alcohol consumption (up to 60 ml per day), mainly from beer, and the risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction and death from coronary heart disease. This association remained significant in multivariate analysis, taking into account smoking and other risk factors. The correlation of alcohol consumption with the level of alpha cholesterol (positive) and beta cholesterol (negative) may partly account for the observed negative association between alcohol and coronary heart disease.