Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42467081›Full record

ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2026

Associations between neighbourhood characteristics, alcohol use patterns, and physical activity in midlife - the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.

Nina Rautio, Veera Säynäjäkangas, Tiina Lankila, Soile Puhakka, Anna-Maiju Leinonen, Jordina Bigas I Reverter, Jussi Seppälä, Raija Korpelainen, Markku Timonen, Jonna Levola and 1 more

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nina RautioResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland. nina.rautio@oulu.fi.
Veera SäynäjäkangasResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Tiina LankilaResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Soile PuhakkaResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Anna-Maiju LeinonenMedical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Jordina Bigas I ReverterResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Jussi SeppäläResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Raija KorpelainenResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Markku TimonenResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.
Jonna LevolaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Jouko MiettunenResearch Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu, Finland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDespite extensive research, links between individuals' environments and alcohol use remain inconsistent. This has renewed interest in neighbourhood determinants of alcohol use. We examined whether neighbourhood characteristics are related to alcohol use in urban and rural areas, and whether physical activity modifies associations.

methodsCross-sectional study utilised 46-year follow-up data from the population-based Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 6,655). Alcohol use was classified into abstinence, moderate (> 0 ≤ 30/20 g/day men/women), and heavy use (> 30/20 g/day). Neighbourhood characteristics were derived from national geographic data sources using residential coordinates. Physical activity was assessed through self-reports and accelerometry. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships between neighbourhood characteristics and alcohol use in urban and rural areas, adjusting for socio-demographic factors and physical activity.

resultsHeavy use was common in urban areas, while abstinence was more common in rural areas. In urban areas, greater proportions of rented housing, more bus stops and grocery stores, and longer pedestrian/cycle paths were associated with heavy alcohol use. Greener environments were associated with lower levels of heavy use. In rural areas, a higher proportion of rented housing was associated with higher likelihood of abstinence. In both areas, living in more advantaged neighbourhoods was associated with lower likelihood of abstinence. Physical activity generally did not modify associations between neighbourhood characteristics and alcohol use.

conclusionNeighbourhood characteristics are associated with alcohol use among middle-aged individuals, showing different patterns in urban and rural areas. These findings highlight the importance of considering neighbourhood characteristics in public health strategies for reducing alcohol use.

Indexed as

Alcohol DrinkingExerciseNeighborhood CharacteristicsResidence CharacteristicsRural PopulationUrban PopulationBirth CohortCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFinlandFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocioeconomic FactorsAlcohol useNeighbourhoodPhysical activityRuralUrban

Identifiers

PMID42467081
PMCPMC13522040

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.