TY - JOUR
T1 - Drinking intensity at age 29/30 as a predictor of alcohol use disorder symptoms at age 35 in a national sample
AU - Patrick, Megan E.
AU - Evans-Polce, Rebecca J.
AU - Parks, Michael J.
AU - Terry-Mcelrath, Yvonne M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this longitudinal study was to identify associations of drinking intensity at age 29/30 with symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) at age 35. Method: Analyses used national longitudinal data from 1,253 individuals (53.5% female) participating in the Monitoring the Future study. Age 29/30 data were collected from 2005 to 2013; age 35 data were collected from 2010 to 2018. Multivari-able models regressed age 35 past-5-year AUD symptoms (vs. nondisor-dered drinking/abstinence) on age 29/30 past-2-week drinking intensity (no/low [0–4] drinking, binge [5–9] drinking, high-intensity [10+] drink-ing), with key covariates being controlled for. Results: At age 35, 32.6% (SE = 1.50) of respondents reported AUD symptoms. AUD symptoms at age 35 were reported by 77.5% (SE = 4.79) of participants who reported age 29/30 high-intensity drinking and 60.6% (SE = 3.95) of participants who reported age 29/30 binge drinking. Age 35 past-5-year abstinence was reported by almost no respondents reporting age 29/30 binge drinking or high-intensity drinking. AUD symptoms at age 35 were significantly more likely for those who reported binge (adjusted multivariable odds ratio [AOR] = 5.61, 95% CI [3.79, 8.30], p < .001) or high-intensity (AOR = 12.26, 95% CI [6.70, 22.41], p < .001) drinking versus no/low drinking at age 29/30. The likelihood of having AUD symptoms was significantly higher for high-intensity than for binge drinkers (AOR = 2.18, 95% CI [1.14, 4.19], p = .019). Conclusions: Nearly 80% of those young adults who reported engaging in high-intensity drinking (10+ drinks in a row) at age 29/30 later reported AUD symptoms at age 35. High-intensity drinking appears to be a strong prospective marker of risk for AUD symptoms among adults in the United States.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this longitudinal study was to identify associations of drinking intensity at age 29/30 with symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD) at age 35. Method: Analyses used national longitudinal data from 1,253 individuals (53.5% female) participating in the Monitoring the Future study. Age 29/30 data were collected from 2005 to 2013; age 35 data were collected from 2010 to 2018. Multivari-able models regressed age 35 past-5-year AUD symptoms (vs. nondisor-dered drinking/abstinence) on age 29/30 past-2-week drinking intensity (no/low [0–4] drinking, binge [5–9] drinking, high-intensity [10+] drink-ing), with key covariates being controlled for. Results: At age 35, 32.6% (SE = 1.50) of respondents reported AUD symptoms. AUD symptoms at age 35 were reported by 77.5% (SE = 4.79) of participants who reported age 29/30 high-intensity drinking and 60.6% (SE = 3.95) of participants who reported age 29/30 binge drinking. Age 35 past-5-year abstinence was reported by almost no respondents reporting age 29/30 binge drinking or high-intensity drinking. AUD symptoms at age 35 were significantly more likely for those who reported binge (adjusted multivariable odds ratio [AOR] = 5.61, 95% CI [3.79, 8.30], p < .001) or high-intensity (AOR = 12.26, 95% CI [6.70, 22.41], p < .001) drinking versus no/low drinking at age 29/30. The likelihood of having AUD symptoms was significantly higher for high-intensity than for binge drinkers (AOR = 2.18, 95% CI [1.14, 4.19], p = .019). Conclusions: Nearly 80% of those young adults who reported engaging in high-intensity drinking (10+ drinks in a row) at age 29/30 later reported AUD symptoms at age 35. High-intensity drinking appears to be a strong prospective marker of risk for AUD symptoms among adults in the United States.
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U2 - 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.362
DO - 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.362
M3 - Article
C2 - 34100704
AN - SCOPUS:85108020836
SN - 1937-1888
VL - 82
SP - 362
EP - 367
JO - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
JF - Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
IS - 3
ER -