Measurement of Mixed Alcoholic Beverage Consumption in Argentine University Students: Do Reference Values Underestimate Consumption?
Angelina Pilatti
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Yanina Michelini
Gabriela Rivarola Montejano
Ricardo Marcos Pautassi
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Abstract
The present study examined the differences between the reported amount used to prepare mixed alcoholic beverages and a theoretical reference value (corresponding to the amount typically used to prepare such beverages) among university students in Argentina, as well as whether the method of beverage preparation influenced the amount of alcohol consumed during a typical week or a heavier drinking week. To this end, a cross-sectional study with a comparative and correlational design was conducted. Data collection took place between February and April 2016 in university classrooms using a paper-and-pencil survey. The sample consisted of 3,067 first-year students (58.8% women, Mage = 19.25 ± 2.00 years) who were part of a larger longitudinal study. Participants indicated, on a figure representing a container used to prepare each mixed drink, the percentage of alcoholic beverage they used to prepare their mixed drinks (amaro, aperitif, rum, and vodka). They also reported the amount of alcohol consumed during a typical week and their heaviest drinking week, as well as the frequency of heavy episodic drinking and drinking to intoxication. Results showed that participants used significantly greater amounts of alcohol to prepare their mixed drinks compared to the reference values (t = 3.73-24.0; p ≤ .001). Likewise, a positive association was found between the magnitude of the discrepancy and both the amount and frequency of consumption (r = .16-.37; p ≤ .01). The discrepancies observed between actual and standard preparation of mixed alcoholic beverages suggest an underestimation of alcohol consumption and highlight the need to revise commonly used reference values in the local context, as well as the need to develop more precise methods of measuring consumption.
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