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    Age at first use of alcohol and risk of heavy alcohol use: A population-based study

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    Authors
    Liang, Wenbin
    Chikritzhs, Tanya
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Liang, Wenbin and Chikritzhs, Tanya. 2013. Age at first use of alcohol and risk of heavy alcohol use: A population-based study. BioMed Research International. 2013: Article ID 721761, 5 pages.
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    BioMed Research International
    DOI
    10.1155/2013/721761
    ISSN
    23146133
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    Copyright © 2013 W. Liang and T. Chikritzhs. This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46110
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    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.

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