TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Living arrangements predict frequent alcohol consumption among university students: a retrospective cohort study
JO  - American journal of health promotion
A1  - Matsumura, Yuichiro
A1  - Yamamoto, Ryohei
A1  - Shinzawa, Maki
A1  - Otsuki, Naoko
A1  - Mizui, Masayuki
A1  - Matsui, Isao
A1  - Sakaguchi, Yusuke
A1  - Nishida, Makoto
A1  - Nakanishi, Kaori
A1  - Ide, Seiko
A1  - Ishibashi, Chisaki
A1  - Kudo, Takashi
A1  - Yamauchi-Takihara, Keiko
A1  - Nagatomo, Izumi
A1  - Moriyama, Toshiki
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-1171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08901171231224882
ID  - ref1
ER  -