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    Alcohol consumption, setting, gender and activity as predictors of injury: a population-based case-control study

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    Authors
    Stockwell, Tim
    McLeod, R.
    Stevens, M.
    Phillips, M.
    Webb, M.
    Jelinek, G.
    Date
    2002
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Stockwell, Tim and McLeod, Roberta and Stevens, Margaret and Phillips, Mike and Webb, Matthew and Jelinek, George. 2002. Alcohol consumption, setting, gender and activity as predictors of injury: a population-based case-control study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 63 (3): 372-379.
    Source Title
    Journal of Studies on Alcohol
    Faculty
    National Drug Research Institute
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    Reprinted with permission from Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol., pp., year. Copyright by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, Piscataway, NJ 08854

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27663
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Objective: A population-based case-control design was employed to quantify the risk of injury after consumption of alcohol as a function of setting, concurrent activity and usual drinking habits.Method: A total of 797 cases (66.6% men) and 797 controls (57.7% women) were interviewed. The response rate was 83% for eligible cases approached for an interview. Cases were injured patients from a hospital emergency department. Community controls used were each paired with a case on suburb of residence, and interviewed regarding their activities in the 6-hour period preceding their paired case's injury.Results: Self-reported alcohol consumption was consistent with both medical records and breath-analyser teste. Drinking any alcohol and using prescribed medication in the prior 6 hours were both associated with significantly increased risk of injury when controlling for demographic and setting variables. Use of illicit drugs (mainly cannabis) was associated with reduced risk of injury. Setting (e.g., recreational, work) and activity (e.g., sport, travel, work) variables were also independently associated with risk of injury. The risk of injury for women was significantly elevated for any consumption of alcohol; for men it was elevated only when consumption exceeded 90 grams.Conclusions: These data confirm earlier findings that risk of injury for women for a given level of consumption in greater than for men. In addition, when these latter variables are controlled, it is found that for women, but not for men, the risk of injury is significantly elevated even at low levels of alcohol intake. (J Stud. Alcohol 63:372-379, 2002)

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