Alcohol use, acculturation and socioeconomic status among Hispanic/Latino men and women: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and patterns of alcohol use among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults of diverse backgrounds. The population-based Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) enrolled a cohort of Hispanic/Latino adults (N = 16,415) ages 18-74 years...

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Published in:PloS one 2019-04, Vol.14 (4), p.e0214906-e0214906
Main Authors: Castañeda, Sheila F, Garcia, Melawhy L, Lopez-Gurrola, Maria, Stoutenberg, Mark, Emory, Kristen, Daviglus, Martha L, Kaplan, Robert, Giachello, Aida L, Molina, Kristine M, Perreira, Krista M, Youngblood, Marston E, Vidot, Denise C, Talavera, Gregory A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse
Acculturation
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcohol-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholism
Analysis
Assimilation (Sociology)
Biology and Life Sciences
Cohort Studies
Communities
Cultural factors
Demographics
Demography
Drinking (Alcoholic beverages)
Drinking behavior
Drug abuse
Education
Female
Health
Health aspects
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Income
Injuries
Male
Medical research
Medicine and Health Sciences
Men
Metropolitan areas
Mexican American literature
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
People and Places
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Regression analysis
Risk
Risk Factors
Sex
Social Class
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomic status
Socioeconomics
United States - epidemiology
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and patterns of alcohol use among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adults of diverse backgrounds. The population-based Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) enrolled a cohort of Hispanic/Latino adults (N = 16,415) ages 18-74 years at time of recruitment, from four US metropolitan areas between 2008-11. Drinking patterns and socio-demographics questionnaires were administered as part of the baseline examination. The relationship between age, sex, socio-demographics, acculturation, current alcohol use, and alcohol risk disorder, defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) [no risk (i.e., never drinker), low risk (i.e., women14 drinks/week)] were assessed in unadjusted and adjusted multinomial logistic regression analyses. Men reported a higher prevalence than women of at-risk drinking. For women, increased odds of at-risk alcohol use was associated with: a younger age, greater education, full-time employment, and acculturation after adjustment. For men, having a lower income (vs. higher income) or a higher income (vs. not reported) and being employed fulltime (vs. retired) was associated with at-risk alcohol use. For both men and women, there were variations in odds of at-risk drinking across Hispanic/Latino heritage backgrounds, after adjustment. Exact values, odds ratios and p-values are reported within the text. Common factors across sex associated with at-risk drinking included being of Mexican background and being employed full-time. Intervention strategies should consider diversity within the Hispanic/Latino community when designing alcohol abuse prevention programs.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0214906