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- Title
Dose–Response Relative Risk of Injury From Acute Alcohol Consumption in 22 Countries: Are Women at Higher Risk Than Men?
- Authors
Cherpitel, Cheryl J; Ye, Yu; Monteiro, Maristela G
- Abstract
Aims The risk of injury from alcohol consumption was analyzed by gender, controlling for frequency of heavy drinking occasions, and by cause of injury (traffic, violence, fall, other). Methods Case-crossover analysis was conducted on 18,627 injured patients arriving at the emergency department (ED) within six hours of the event. Findings Risk of injury was similar for females and males at ≤3 drinks prior to injury (OR = 2.74 vs. 2.76, respectively). At higher volume levels females were at greater risk than males, and significantly so at 3.1–6 drinks and 6.1–10 drinks (gender by volume interaction: OR = 0.60, CI = 0.39–0.93 and OR = 0.50, CI = 0.27–0.93, respectively). For those reporting 5+ ≥ monthly, females were at higher risk than males at all volume levels, and the gender by volume interaction was stronger than for those consuming 5+ <monthly at ≤3 drinks (OR = 0.51, CI = 0.28–0.92) and 6.1–10 drinks (OR = 0.39, CI = 0.18–0.82). Females were at higher risk of injury than males for all causes of injury except those related to traffic at lower levels of consumption (<6 drinks), although the gender by volume interaction was significant only for injury from other causes at 3.1–6 drinks (OR = 0.23, CI = 0.09–0.87). Conclusions Females are at higher risk of injury than males, regardless of frequency of heavy drinking and for all causes other than those related to traffic.
- Subjects
COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism; INJURY risk factors; TRAFFIC accident risk factors; RISK of violence; CONFIDENCE intervals; CROSSOVER trials; DOSE-response relationship in biochemistry; ACCIDENTAL falls; HOSPITAL emergency services; POPULATION geography; SEX distribution; BINGE drinking; RELATIVE medical risk; PSYCHOLOGY of drug abusers; ODDS ratio
- Publication
Alcohol & Alcoholism. Supplement, 2019, Vol 54, Issue 4, p396
- ISSN
1358-6173
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/alcalc/agz018