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ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2019

Binge Drinking Among Older Adults in the United States, 2015 to 2017.

Benjamin H Han, Alison A Moore, Rosie Ferris, Joseph J Palamar

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Article in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin H HanDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6882-0142
Alison A MooreDivision of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Rosie FerrisDivision of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Joseph J PalamarCenter for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research, New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, New York.
NYU Langone Health · USNew York University · USUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

Health Effects of Alcohol and Comorbidity in Older AdultsK24AA015957 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MOORE, ALISON AHERN · 2007 to 2017
$1.8M
Chronic Disease and Health Outcomes of Older Adults with Opioid Use DisordersK23DA043651 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI HAN, BENJAMIN HYUN · 2018 to 2023
$1.2M
Development of a Rapid Survey to Detect Use of New and Emerging DrugsK01DA038800 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI PALAMAR, JOSEPH J · 2015 to 2019
$879k
NIAAA NIH HHS K24 AA015957NIAAA NIH HHS K24AA015957NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA038800NIDA NIH HHS K01DA038800NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA043651NIDA NIH HHS K23DA043651
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBinge drinking is a risk factor for a range of harms. This study estimates the national prevalence of binge drinking and adds to our understanding of correlates of binge drinking among older adults in the United States.

designCross-sectional analysis. SETTING/

participantsA total of 10 927 adults, aged 65 years or older, from the 2015 to 2017 administrations of the US National Survey on Drug Use and Health. MEASUREMENTS: We estimated the prevalence of past-month binge alcohol use (five or more drinks on the same occasion for men and four or more drinks on the same occasion for women). Characteristics of past-month binge drinkers, including demographics, substance use, serious mental illness, mental health treatment utilization, chronic disease, and emergency department (ED) use, were compared to participants who reported past-month alcohol use without binge drinking. Comparisons were made using χ

resultsOf 10 927 respondents, 10.6% (95% CI = 9.9%-11.2%) were estimated to be current binge drinkers. Binge drinkers were more likely to be male, have a higher prevalence of current tobacco and/or cannabis use, and have a lower prevalence of two or more chronic diseases compared to nonbinge drinkers. In multivariable analysis, among past-month alcohol users, the prevalence of binge drinking was higher among non-Hispanic African Americans than whites (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] = 1.44; 95% CI = 1.16-1.80), tobacco users (aPR = 1.52; 95% CI = 1.33-1.74), cannabis users (aPR = 1.41; 95% CI = 1.11-1.80), and those who visited the ED in the past year (aPR = 1.16; 95% CI = 1.00-1.33).

conclusionOver a tenth of older adults in the United States are estimated to be current binge drinkers. Results confirm the importance of screening for binge drinking behaviors among older adults to minimize harms. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:2139-2144, 2019.

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AgedBinge DrinkingCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMalePrevalenceUnited Statesalcoholbinge drinkingepidemiology

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