@article{ref1,
title="Living arrangements predict frequent alcohol consumption among university students: a retrospective cohort study",
journal="American journal of health promotion",
year="2023",
author="Matsumura, Yuichiro and Yamamoto, Ryohei and Shinzawa, Maki and Otsuki, Naoko and Mizui, Masayuki and Matsui, Isao and Sakaguchi, Yusuke and Nishida, Makoto and Nakanishi, Kaori and Ide, Seiko and Ishibashi, Chisaki and Kudo, Takashi and Yamauchi-Takihara, Keiko and Nagatomo, Izumi and Moriyama, Toshiki",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study aimed to confirm the clinical impact of living arrangements on incidence of frequent alcohol consumption in university students. <br><br>DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study. SETTING: A national university in Japan. SUBJECTS: 17,774 university students. MEASURES: The association between living arrangements on admission and the incidence of frequent alcohol consumption (≥4 days/week) was assessed using multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional-hazards models. <br><br>RESULTS: Among 5,685, 692, and 5,151 male students living with family, living in the dormitory, and living alone, 5.0%, 6.2%, and 5.8% reported frequent alcohol consumption during the median observational period of 3.0 years, respectively. Living in the dormitory and living alone were identified as significant predictors of frequent alcohol consumption (multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios: 1.00 [reference], 1.39 [1.01-1.92], and 1.21 [1.03-1.42], respectively). On the contrary, living arrangements were not associated with the incidence of frequent alcohol consumption among of 6,091 female students, partly because of low incidence of frequent alcohol consumption (2.3%, 1.4%, and 2.6%, respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Living arrangements predicted frequent alcohol consumption among male university students, whereas not among female university students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-1171",
doi="10.1177/08901171231224882",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08901171231224882"
}