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College students' drinking patterns: trajectories of AUDIT scores during the first four years at university.

Johnsson, Kent LU ; Leifman, Anders and Berglund, Mats LU (2008) In European Addiction Research 14(1). p.11-18
Abstract
AIMS: Changes in AUDIT score trajectories were examined in a student population during their first 4 years at a university, including high-risk consumers and a subsample of low-risk consumers. METHOD: 359 students were selected for the present study, comprising all high-risk consumers (the 27% with highest scores, i.e. 11 for males and 7 for females) and a randomized sample of low-risk consumers (n = 177 and 182, respectively). The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was used as screening instrument. Trajectory analyses were made using a semiparametric group-based model. RESULTS: In the low-AUDIT group, five distinct trajectories were identified: three stable non-risky consumption groups (83%) and two increasing groups (17%;... (More)
AIMS: Changes in AUDIT score trajectories were examined in a student population during their first 4 years at a university, including high-risk consumers and a subsample of low-risk consumers. METHOD: 359 students were selected for the present study, comprising all high-risk consumers (the 27% with highest scores, i.e. 11 for males and 7 for females) and a randomized sample of low-risk consumers (n = 177 and 182, respectively). The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) was used as screening instrument. Trajectory analyses were made using a semiparametric group-based model. RESULTS: In the low-AUDIT group, five distinct trajectories were identified: three stable non-risky consumption groups (83%) and two increasing groups (17%; from non-risky to risky). In the high-AUDIT group, three groups were identified: two stable high groups (58%) and one decreasing group (from risky to non-risky consumption; 41%). In the integrated model, stable risky consumption comprised 16% of the total sample, decreasing consumption 11%, increasing consumption comprised 13% and stable non-risky consumption 60% of the sample. Gender influenced the trajectories. CONCLUSION: The pattern of changes in risk consumption is similar to that found in corresponding US studies. (Less)
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  author       = {{Johnsson, Kent and Leifman, Anders and Berglund, Mats}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{11--18}},
  publisher    = {{Karger}},
  series       = {{European Addiction Research}},
  title        = {{College students' drinking patterns: trajectories of AUDIT scores during the first four years at university.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000110406}},
  doi          = {{10.1159/000110406}},
  volume       = {{14}},
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