@article{ref1,
title="Concussion history, hazardous drinking, and BrAC levels among a sample of bar patrons, 2015",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2018",
author="Martin, Ryan J. and Chaney, Beth H. and Lee, Joseph G. L.",
volume="53",
number="3",
pages="446-450",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption and experiencing a concussion are positively correlated. Concussion history has not been examined previously in any alcohol field study (i.e., conducted in a natural setting). <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To better understand the relationship between concussion history and alcohol consumption. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted two anonymous field studies among a 2015 sample of bar patrons (N = 544; 62.5% males) in a college town to assess concussion history and two alcohol consumption measures: (1) breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) levels and (2) hazardous drinking scores (based on the AUDIT-C). Next, we conducted a logistic regression analysis to predict concussion history using the two alcohol consumption measures and other potential covariates (i.e., age, gender, race, college student status). <br><br>RESULTS: Among participants in our sample, the average BrAC level was.070 (SD =.053) and the average hazardous drinking score was 4.7 (SD = 2.5). Less than half of participants indicated that they had experienced a concussion in their lifetime (235; 43.2%). The logistic regression model indicated that hazardous drinking scores were significantly, positively associated with having experienced a concussion, whereas other covariates (i.e., BrAC, age, gender, race, college student status) did not significantly predict concussion history. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS/Importance: Hazardous drinkers were more likely to have experienced a concussion. Therefore, the relationship found in this sample, between hazardous drinking behavior and concussion history, points to hazardous drinking as a possible risk factor for having had a concussion in the past.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826084.2017.1334068",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2017.1334068"
}