Alcohol Use Associated With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Objectives: Todetermine whether alcohol use at time of spinal cord injury (SCI) is more common with cervical injury than with lower Ieveis of spinal injury. Methods: Veteransand nonveterans with SCI were assessed at a Veteran's Affairs Medical Center from 1 994 through 2002 and completed a heal...

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Published in:The journal of spinal cord medicine 2004-01, Vol.27 (2), p.111-115
Main Authors: Garrison, Anne, Clifford, Kara, Gleason, Stacy, Tun, Carlos G., Brown, Robert, Garshick, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking
Cervical spine
Cervical Vertebrae
Child
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Risk Factors
Spinal Cord Injuries - epidemiology
Substance abuse
Surveys and Questionnaires
Traumatic spinal cord injuries
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Summary:Objectives: Todetermine whether alcohol use at time of spinal cord injury (SCI) is more common with cervical injury than with lower Ieveis of spinal injury. Methods: Veteransand nonveterans with SCI were assessed at a Veteran's Affairs Medical Center from 1 994 through 2002 and completed a health questionnaire that included information on alcohol use at time of traumatic injury. Results: Of 362 men, 45% had neurologically complete or incomplete cervical injuries. Participants with cervical injury were more likely to have used alcohol when injured (62/162, 38%) compared with participants without cervical injury (45/200, 23%). Adjusting for age at injury and accident type, participants with cervical SCI had an increased relative odds of having used alcohol at injury compared with participants without cervical SCI (2.06, 95% confidence interval = 1.24-3.43). Conclusion: Alcohol use at time of SCI is a risk factor for cervical injury. This finding is of public health concern and should be included in alcohol educational programs.
ISSN:1079-0268
2045-7723
DOI:10.1080/10790268.2004.11753740