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.
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
2,704
Binge drinking behavior
Binge drinking behavior was defined as an alcohol consumption of more than 5 drinks within about two hour period
Time frame: 1 year
Amount of alcoholic beverage consumed
One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
Time frame: 1 year
Type of alcoholic beverage consumed
Time frame: 1 year
Frequency of alcohol consumption
Time frame: 1 year
Alcohol consumption outside meals
One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
Time frame: 1 year
Frequency of alcohol drinking outside meals
One drink is defined as an amount of alcoholic beverages containing 12 g of absolute alcoho
Time frame: 1 year
Amount of cigarettes smoked
Time frame: 1 year
Frequency of cigarettes smoked
Time frame: 1 year
Type of illicit drugs used
Time frame: 1 year
Frequency of illicit drugs used
Time frame: 1 year
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Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder
According AUDIT score
Time frame: 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
Time frame: 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
Time frame: 1 year