@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and correlates of heavy episodic alcohol consumption among adults in Ecuador: results of the First National STEPS Survey in 2018",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Pengpid, Supa and Peltzer, Karl",
volume="17",
number="23",
pages="e9017-e9017",
abstract="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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17239017",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17239017"
}