Attributable risk of injury associated with alcohol use: Cross-national data from the emergency room collaborative alcohol analysis project

C.J. Cherpitel, Y. Ye and J. Bond

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 2, 266-272

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine gender- and age-specific attributable risks of all-cause and violence-related injuries associated with alcohol use. Methods. We used meta-analytic techniques to estimate attributable risks observed in emergency room studies conducted in 7 countries (n = 17 708). Results. In the case of both alcohol consumption before the injury event and individual drinking patterns, pooled attributable risk effect sizes for all-cause injuries were significant but minimal (2% to 6%). Effect sizes for violence-related injuries were 43% for drinking before an injury event and 27% for individual drinking pattern. Risks were greater for men, but no age-specific differences were found. Conclusions. This meta-analysis showed that attributable risk of injury is greater for drinking before the injury event than for drinking pattern; in addition, risks were more pronounced for violence-related injuries. Differences in risk were explained by variables related to sociocultural contexts.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.031179

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