TY - JOUR
T1 - At-risk drinking in employed men and women
AU - Mazas, Carlos A.
AU - Cofta-Woerpel, Ludmila
AU - Daza, Patricia
AU - Fouladi, Rachel T.
AU - Vidrine, Jennifer Irvin
AU - Cinciripini, Paul M.
AU - Gritz, Ellen R.
AU - Wetter, David W.
N1 - Funding Information:
This article was supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute (P01 CA51671, R01 CA94826, R01 CA89350, R25 CA57730) Reprint Address: C. A. Mazas, Ph.D., The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1330—Department of Health Disparities Research, P.O. Box 301439, Houston, TX 77230–1439. E-mail: cmazas@mdanderson.org
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Background: "At-risk" drinking is associated with a variety of negative health and social consequences. However, little is known about the characteristics of at-risk drinkers or of changes in at-risk status over time. Purpose: The objective was to examine the correlates of at-risk drinking and the prospective predictors of maintenance or change in at-risk status. Method: Participants were 4,322 employed individuals assessed at baseline and 4 years later. At-risk drinking was defined as 2 or more drinks per day for men and 1 or more drinks per day for women. Results: The baseline prevalence of at-risk drinking was 11%. Four percent of baseline not-at-risk individuals transitioned to at-risk drinking at follow-up, and 54% of the baseline at-risk individuals remained at-risk at follow-up. Several demographic-, work-, and tobacco-related variables differentiated at-risk groups and were prospective predictors of change in at-risk drinking status among those individuals who were not at risk at baseline. However, none of the constructs predicted change among at-risk drinkers. Conclusion: The data suggest that at-risk drinking is of public health concern. Eleven percent of the participants met criteria for at-risk drinking. Further, at-risk and not-at-risk drinkers differed on numerous characteristics, and their drinking may be influenced by different factors.
AB - Background: "At-risk" drinking is associated with a variety of negative health and social consequences. However, little is known about the characteristics of at-risk drinkers or of changes in at-risk status over time. Purpose: The objective was to examine the correlates of at-risk drinking and the prospective predictors of maintenance or change in at-risk status. Method: Participants were 4,322 employed individuals assessed at baseline and 4 years later. At-risk drinking was defined as 2 or more drinks per day for men and 1 or more drinks per day for women. Results: The baseline prevalence of at-risk drinking was 11%. Four percent of baseline not-at-risk individuals transitioned to at-risk drinking at follow-up, and 54% of the baseline at-risk individuals remained at-risk at follow-up. Several demographic-, work-, and tobacco-related variables differentiated at-risk groups and were prospective predictors of change in at-risk drinking status among those individuals who were not at risk at baseline. However, none of the constructs predicted change among at-risk drinkers. Conclusion: The data suggest that at-risk drinking is of public health concern. Eleven percent of the participants met criteria for at-risk drinking. Further, at-risk and not-at-risk drinkers differed on numerous characteristics, and their drinking may be influenced by different factors.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15324796abm3103_10
DO - 10.1207/s15324796abm3103_10
M3 - Article
C2 - 16700642
AN - SCOPUS:33744750923
SN - 0883-6612
VL - 31
SP - 279
EP - 287
JO - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
JF - Annals of Behavioral Medicine
IS - 3
ER -