OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate associations between early-onset alcohol use/intoxication and subsequent risks of alcohol-related driving risks in young women after control for familial liability for these behaviors. METHOD: Self-reported data on alcohol use and associated risks were collected from a representative sample of 3,786 Missouri-born adolescent female twins. RESULTS: After statistical control for familial liability to alcohol-related driving risks, alcohol dependence, and length of exposure to risk (i.e., time between the earlier of age at onset of drinking or age 16 [the minimum legal driving age in Missouri]), young women who reported early-onset alcohol use/intoxication had odds of alcohol-related driving risks that were from 1.6 to 2.2 times higher than those with a later onset of alcohol use or intoxication. CONCLUSIONS: Young women who commence drinking at an early age are at heightened risks for subsequent alcohol-related driving risks, and these associations cannot be explained entirely by familial liability for these behaviors.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate associations between early-onset alcohol use/intoxication and subsequent risks of alcohol-related driving risks in young women after control for familial liability for these behaviors. METHOD: Self-reported data on alcohol use and associated risks were collected from a representative sample of 3,786 Missouri-born adolescent female twins. RESULTS: After statistical control for familial liability to alcohol-related driving risks, alcohol dependence, and length of exposure to risk (i.e., time between the earlier of age at onset of drinking or age 16 [the minimum legal driving age in Missouri]), young women who reported early-onset alcohol use/intoxication had odds of alcohol-related driving risks that were from 1.6 to 2.2 times higher than those with a later onset of alcohol use or intoxication. CONCLUSIONS: Young women who commence drinking at an early age are at heightened risks for subsequent alcohol-related driving risks, and these associations cannot be explained entirely by familial liability for these behaviors.
Authors: Mitchell B Jenkins; Arpana Agrawal; Michael T Lynskey; Elliot C Nelson; Pamela A F Madden; Kathleen K Bucholz; Andrew C Heath Journal: Am J Addict Date: 2011-07-18
Authors: Arpana Agrawal; Carolyn E Sartor; Michael T Lynskey; Julia D Grant; Michele L Pergadia; Richard Grucza; Kathleen K Bucholz; Elliot C Nelson; Pamela A F Madden; Nicholas G Martin; Andrew C Heath Journal: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Date: 2009-09-17 Impact factor: 3.455