This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Wennberg, P. Articles by Andersson, T. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Wennberg, P. Articles by Andersson, T. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Variations and stability in drinking patterns in a cohort of Swedish males

Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, prwg{at}psychology.su.se, National Council for Crime Prevention, Stockholm, Sweden

Michael Bohman

Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, National Council for Crime Prevention, Stockholm, Sweden

Tommy Andersson

Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm, National Council for Crime Prevention, Stockholm, Sweden

Objective: Information on drinking patterns may make an important contribution to our understanding of the risks and consequences of alcohol consumption. The objective of the present study is to describe variations and stability of patterns of alcohol use at both the aggregate and the individual levels. Methods: The reported alcohol consumption was recorded of a normal, representative birth cohort of Swedish male (n=122) subjects followed from the age of 18 years to early middle age and more extensively scrutinized at the age of 36, using a 28 day time-line follow-back technique. Results: In young middle age a high proportion of total consumption occurred on Fridays and Saturdays (about 60%). In addition, it was possible to classify ``standard drinkers'', ``sporadic binge drinkers'', and ``frequent drinkers'' as separate clusters. Conclusion: While binge drinking was more stable than frequency of drinking from the age of 18 to the age of 36, frequent drinking showed the highest short-term stability at the age of 36 years.

Key Words: alcohol • frequency • patterns • quantity • volume.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 28, No. 4, 312-316 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/14034948000280040301


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				M. Bohman, P. Wennberg, and T. Andersson Alcohol habits in a suburban male cohort Scand J Public Health, October 1, 2000; 28(4): 275 - 282. [Abstract] [PDF]