ReviewAlcohol research : current reviews2020
Gender Differences in the Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Related Harms in the United States.
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406 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapies by Sex: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Pooled it
- Examining alcohol use disorder recovery definitions and demographic reporting in studies of structural brain recovery: an updated systematic review and extension.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2026Pooled it
- Sex/gender differences in the association between behavioural factors and cancers: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with quantitative synthesis.Biology of sex differences · 2025Pooled it
- The association between macro-level structural discrimination and alcohol outcomes: A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Pooled it
- Preclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review.Biology of sex differences · 2025Pooled it
- Demographic Factors Associated with Postoperative Complications in Primary Bariatric Surgery: A Rapid Review.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Association of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphisms With Alcohol Use Disorder: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Genetic Association Studies.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Alcohol on EEG Activity: A Systematic Review Focused on Sex-Related Differences in Youth.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Should I drink water or wine? Impacts of online nutritional counseling on the alcohol consumption of elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment : Secondary Data Analysis from the RCT "BrainFit-Nutrition".BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Alcohol craving under stress in healthy young men: A randomized laboratory study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Trial
- Exploring the role of gender on treatment outcomes in older adults with alcohol use disorder.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Trial
- Pilot randomized controlled trial of a tailored personalized normative feedback intervention for college student alcohol use.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Trial
- A Neuroimmune Modulator for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Developing and testing health warnings about alcohol and risk for breast cancer: Results from a national experiment with young adult women in the United States.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Trial
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- Prevalence and determinants of alcohol use disorder and its association with adherence to antihypertensive therapy among adult hypertensive patients in a hospital setting, Northwest Ethiopia.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Drinking Patterns, Sociodemographic Correlates and Sex Differences Among Ghanaians Aged 15-49 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Setting of Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnosis Among Women Enrolled in Medicare.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Temporal trends and demographic disparities in mortality with co-mention of chronic liver disease and pneumonia in the United States, 1999-2024.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Over the past century, differences in alcohol use and related harms between males and females in the United States have diminished considerably. In general, males still consume more alcohol and experience and cause more alcohol-related injuries and deaths than females do, but the gaps are narrowing. Among adolescents and emerging adults, gaps in drinking have narrowed primarily because alcohol use among males has declined more than alcohol use among females. Among adults, alcohol use is increasing for women but not for men. Rates of alcohol-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths all have increased among adults during the past two decades. Consistent with the changing patterns of alcohol use, increases in these outcomes have been larger for women. Recent studies also suggest that females are more susceptible than males to alcohol-induced liver inflammation, cardiovascular disease, memory blackouts, hangovers, and certain cancers. Prevention strategies that address the increases in alcohol consumption and unique health risks for women are needed.
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