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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk of Binge Drinking and Drunkenness in Middle-Aged Finnish Men
Joint Authors
Lynch, John W.
Kauhanen, Jussi
Kauhanen, Laura
Leino, Janne
Lakka, Hanna-Maaria
Source
Advances in Preventive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between adverse childhood experiences and binge drinking and drunkenness in adulthood using both historical and recalled data from childhood.
Methods.
Data on childhood adverse experiences were collected from school health records and questionnaires completed in adulthood.
Adulthood data were obtained from the baseline examinations of the male participants (n=2682) in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) in 1984–1989 from eastern Finland.
School health records from the 1930s to 1950s were available for a subsample of KIHD men (n=952).
Results.
According to the school health records, men who had adverse childhood experiences had a 1.51-fold (95% CI 1.05 to 2.18) age- and examination-year adjusted odds of binge drinking in adulthood.
After adjustment for socioeconomic position in adulthood or behavioural factors in adulthood, the association remained unchanged.
Adjustment for socioeconomic position in childhood attenuated these effects.
Also the recalled data showed associations with adverse childhood experiences and binge drinking with different beverages.
Conclusions.
Our findings suggest that childhood adversities are associated with increased risk of binge drinking in adulthood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kauhanen, Laura& Leino, Janne& Lakka, Hanna-Maaria& Lynch, John W.& Kauhanen, Jussi. 2011. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk of Binge Drinking and Drunkenness in Middle-Aged Finnish Men. Advances in Preventive Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kauhanen, Laura…[et al.]. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk of Binge Drinking and Drunkenness in Middle-Aged Finnish Men. Advances in Preventive Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kauhanen, Laura& Leino, Janne& Lakka, Hanna-Maaria& Lynch, John W.& Kauhanen, Jussi. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk of Binge Drinking and Drunkenness in Middle-Aged Finnish Men. Advances in Preventive Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474751
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474751