Attributable Risk of Injury Associated with Alcohol Use: Cross-national Data from the Emergency Room Collaborative Alcohol Analysis Project

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2005 Jan 27

PMID 15671463

Citations 24

Authors

Cheryl J Cherpitel

Yu Ye

Jason Bond

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Abstract

Objectives: We sought to determine gender- and age-specific attributable risks of all-cause and violence-related injuries associated with alcohol use.

Methods: We used meta-analytic techniques to estimate attributable risks observed in emergency room studies conducted in 7 countries (n=17708).

Results: In the case of both alcohol consumption before the injury event and individual drinking patterns, pooled attributable risk effect sizes for all-cause injuries were significant but minimal (2% to 6%). Effect sizes for violence-related injuries were 43% for drinking before an injury event and 27% for individual drinking pattern. Risks were greater for men, but no age-specific differences were found.

Conclusions: This meta-analysis showed that attributable risk of injury is greater for drinking before the injury event than for drinking pattern; in addition, risks were more pronounced for violence-related injuries. Differences in risk were explained by variables related to sociocultural contexts.

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