Flavored alcoholic beverage use, risky drinking behaviors, and adverse outcomes among underage drinkers: Results from the ABRAND study

A.B. Albers, M. Siegel, R.L. Ramirez, C. Ross, W. DeJong and D.H. Jernigan

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 4, 810-815

Abstract: Objectives. We examined associations between consumption of different types of flavored alcoholic beverages (FABs) and risky drinking and drinking-related harms among underage drinkers. Methods. For the Alcohol Brand Research among Underage Youth study, we applied multivariable logistic regression analyses to data from underage drinkers (n = 1031, aged 13-20 years), recruited from a national Internet panel in 2011 to 2012, to estimate associations between consumption of malt-based drinks; spirits-based, premixed- or ready-to-drink cocktails; and supersized alcopops, alone or in combination, and alcohol-related outcomes. Results. After adjustment for confounding variables, the exclusive consumption of alcopops was associated with episodic heavy drinking (odds ratio [OR] = 4.35; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.24, 15.31; P

Keywords: flavoring agent, adolescent; adolescent behavior; adverse effects; alcoholic beverage; drinking behavior; female; high risk behavior; human; male; young adult, Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholic Beverages; Female; Flavoring Agents; Humans; Male; Risk-Taking; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302349

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