Binge Drinking Among Youngs is a Risk Factor for Alcohol Use Disorders

Binge Drinking Among Young Students is a Risk Factor for the Development of Alcohol Use Disorders: Results From an Epidemiologic-observational Study

The purpose of this study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Binge Drinking

Detailed Description

This study was performed on 2,704 subjects attending high school, through the administration of questionnaires regarding socio-demographic data, anthropometric characteristics, pattern and amount of alcohol intake, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and physical activity were administered to students. Moreover mood and anxiety were evaluated through AUDIT, STAI-Y1, STAY-Y2 and ZUNG. The aim of the study was to assess drinking habits and patterns of alcohol consumption, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs and the prevalence of binge drinking and alcohol use disorders among Italian young students. Furthermore to investigate the correlation between binge drinking and alcohol use disorders.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 2704

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 13 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

2,704 subjects attending high school in three italian cities

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects attending high school of three italian cities (Rome, Latina, Frosinone)
• Subjects aged between 13 and 19 years
• Subjects that accept the interview

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects that don't accept the interview

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Binge drinking behavior	Binge drinking behavior was defined as an alcohol consumption of more than 5 drinks within about two hour period	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Amount of alcoholic beverage consumed	One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho	1 year
Type of alcoholic beverage consumed		1 year
Frequency of alcohol consumption		1 year
Alcohol consumption outside meals	One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho	1 year
Frequency of alcohol drinking outside meals	One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho	1 year
Amount of cigarettes smoked		1 year
Frequency of cigarettes smoked		1 year
Type of illicit drugs used		1 year
Frequency of illicit drugs used		1 year
Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder	According AUDIT score	1 year
STAI score	STAI assess existing anxiety a predisposition to anxious reaction as a personality characteristic. Itis structuredby two axes (y1 for state anxiety and y2 for trait anxiety), both consisting of 20 multiple-choice items; each item has a score from 1 to 4; the total score of y1 and y 2 axes can range from 20 to 80. This test was selected for simplicity, validity and reliability. The subjects evaluated were divided as high and low anxious and a value of 40 was used to distinguish the two groups	1 year
Zung-SDS	Zung-SDS constitutes an effective instrument in screening for depression and its positive predictive value of a diagnosis of depression is between 88.7% and 92.3%. The Zung-SDS contains 20 multiple items with a score from 1 to 4 each; total score above 50 indicates a condition of depression	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Giovanni Addolorato, MD, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 20, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 27, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 24, 2017
• Last Verified: January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Drinking Behavior; Alcohol-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Binge Drinking
• Other Study ID Numbers: BingeDrinkingamongYoungStudy

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO