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Alcohol consumption among Colombian adults can be categorized into three distinct latent profiles (Low Risk, Hazardous Binge Drinking, and Harmful/Dependence), with early initiation, peer heavy drinking, and depressive symptoms predicting more severe profiles. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To identify latent alcohol consumption typologies among Colombian adults using AUDIT response patterns and assess their sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates.

August 23, 2026Substance Use & Misuse

Alcohol Consumption Typologies Among Colombian Adults: A Latent Class Analysis of AUDIT Indicators

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To identify latent alcohol consumption typologies among Colombian adults using AUDIT response patterns and assess their sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates.
Analyzed 10 dichotomized AUDIT items using latent class analysis in 14,131 adults reporting past-month alcohol use from the 2019 Colombian National Survey of Psychoactive Substance Use.
Evaluated competing latent class models based on statistical fit, parsimony, classification accuracy, and clinical interpretability.
Identified a three-class model: Low Risk (50.7%), Hazardous Binge Drinking (38.5%), and Harmful/Dependence (10.8%).
Hazardous Binge Drinking and Harmful/Dependence profiles shared high rates of heavy episodic drinking, but the Harmful/Dependence profile exhibited substantially higher probabilities of dependence symptoms and alcohol-related consequences.
Early alcohol initiation, peer heavy drinking, and depressive symptoms were associated with more severe profiles, whereas female sex and higher socioeconomic status were protective.

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Cross-sectional survey analysis uncovers three distinct alcohol use profiles among Colombian adults, highlighting the need for targeted intervention strategies.

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Sequeda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae337677a341144470d1 https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2026.2716304

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Implication

Cross-sectional survey analysis uncovers three distinct alcohol use profiles among Colombian adults, highlighting the need for targeted intervention strategies.

Alcohol Consumption Typologies Among Colombian Adults: A Latent Class Analysis of AUDIT Indicators

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Alcohol Consumption Typologies Among Colombian Adults: A Latent Class Analysis of AUDIT Indicators

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