Publication: Prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic alcohol consumption among adults in ecuador: Results of the first national steps survey in 2018
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2020-12-01
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16604601
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16617827
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.17, No.23 (2020), 1-9
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Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer Prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic alcohol consumption among adults in ecuador: Results of the first national steps survey in 2018. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.17, No.23 (2020), 1-9. doi:10.3390/ijerph17239017 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/60474
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Prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic alcohol consumption among adults in ecuador: Results of the first national steps survey in 2018
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Thise study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic drinking (HED) among adults in Ecuador. In the national, cross-sectional 2018 Ecuador STEPwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS) survey, 4638 persons (median age = 39 years, range 18–69 years) responded to a questionnaire and physical measures. Logistic regression was used to assess the determinants of HED. Results indicate that 24.1% had past-month HED, 36.7% among men, and 12.0% of women; among past-12-month drinkers, 40.6% had past-month HED. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, male sex (adjusted odds ratio = AOR: 3.03, 95% confidence interval = CI: 2.44–3.77), past smoking (AOR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.12–1.81), and current smoking (AOR: 2.94, 95% CI: 2.25–3.86) were positively associated with HED, and being aged 50–69 years (AOR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.39–0.68) was negatively associated with HED. In sex-stratified analyses among men, being African Ecuadorean or Mulato (AOR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.07–2.84) and high physical activity (AOR: 1.43, 95% CI: 1.02–2.01) were positively associated with HED, and among women, being Montubia (AOR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.16–0.90) was negatively associated with HED and obesity (AOR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.05, 2.38) was positively associated with HED. Almost one in four participants engaged in HED, and several sociodemographic and health indicators were identified associated with HED.