Drinking histories of self-identified lifetime abstainers and occasional drinkers: Findings from the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study
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Davidson (previously Caldwell), Tanya; Power, Chris; Clark, C; Stansfeld, Stephen; Rodgers, Bryan
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Aims: To investigate the validity of retrospective items used to distinguish people who have rarely or never consumed alcohol. Methods: The 1958 British Birth Cohort Study has followed 9377 individuals until age 45. Previous drinking (at 16, 23, 33 and 42 years) was investigated for two groups of 45-year-old non-drinkers, those reporting never having consumed alcohol ('never drinkers', n = 143, 1.5%), and having only consumed very infrequently ('occasional-only drinkers', n = 1149, 12.3%)....[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Davidson (previously Caldwell), Tanya | |
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dc.contributor.author | Power, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Clark, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Stansfeld, Stephen | |
dc.contributor.author | Rodgers, Bryan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-07T22:27:54Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0735-0414 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/22114 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aims: To investigate the validity of retrospective items used to distinguish people who have rarely or never consumed alcohol. Methods: The 1958 British Birth Cohort Study has followed 9377 individuals until age 45. Previous drinking (at 16, 23, 33 and 42 years) was investigated for two groups of 45-year-old non-drinkers, those reporting never having consumed alcohol ('never drinkers', n = 143, 1.5%), and having only consumed very infrequently ('occasional-only drinkers', n = 1149, 12.3%). Results: 67% of never drinkers previously reported drinking, 25% were past weekly/daily drinkers; 56% of occasional-only drinkers reported weekly/daily consumption. The validity of the retrospective items was progressively questionable when presumed to cover longer time periods. Conclusions: Substantial measurement error was evident when identifying 'occasional-only' and 'never' drinkers using retrospective items covering the lifecourse. Researchers investigating potential health benefits associated with moderate drinking need to incorporate more sophisticated methods when identifying sub-groups of non-drinkers. | |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | |
dc.source | Alcohol and Alcoholism | |
dc.subject | Keywords: adolescent; adult; alcohol abstinence; analytical error; article; child; cohort analysis; controlled study; drinking behavior; follow up; health survey; human; interview; major clinical study; priority journal; retrospective study; United Kingdom; validat | |
dc.title | Drinking histories of self-identified lifetime abstainers and occasional drinkers: Findings from the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 41 | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111706 - Epidemiology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4054856xPUB20 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Davidson (previously Caldwell), Tanya, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Rodgers, Bryan, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Power, Chris, University College London (Inst of Child Health) | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Clark, C, Queen Mary University of London | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Stansfeld, Stephen, Queen Mary University of London | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 6 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 650 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 654 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1093/alcalc/agl088 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-07T09:58:06Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-33751015452 | |
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