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October 19, 2005American Journal of EpidemiologyOpen Access

Early Predictors of Adult Drinking: A Birth Cohort Study

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RARosa AlatiJNJake M. NajmanSKStuart A. Kinner

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Birth cohort study reveals adolescent maternal drinking and externalizing behaviors predict young adult alcohol disorders, highlighting key targets for family interventions.

Key Points

  • To investigate the biological, familial, and intrapersonal predictors across early and later childhood that lead to alcohol abuse and dependence in young adulthood.
  • Analyzed longitudinal data from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) in Brisbane, Australia, following a birth cohort of 2,551 mother-child pairs recruited between 1981 and 1984.
  • Tracked participants prenatally and postnatally at 6 months, 5 years, 14 years, and 21 years across biological, familial, and intrapersonal domains.
  • Applied multivariable logistic regression models with inverse probability weighting to evaluate predictors of problem drinking at age 21.
  • No statistically significant associations were observed between perinatal or early childhood factors and lifetime alcohol disorders diagnosed at age 21 for either males or females.
  • Externalizing behavioral symptoms and maternal factors present at age 14 were significantly associated with adult alcohol problems at age 21.
  • Maternal moderate alcohol consumption during offspring adolescence accounted for the highest percentage of attributable risk among exposed individuals.

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Alati et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10954fe1a472cb5efd2a29https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwi320
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