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Author: Bobo, Janet Kay
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1. Bobo, Janet Kay
Greek, April A.
Klepinger, Daniel H.
Herting, Jerald R.
Alcohol Use Trajectories in Two Cohorts of U.S. Women Aged 50 to 65 at Baseline
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 58,12 (December 2010): 2375-2380.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03180.x/abstract
Cohort(s): Mature Women
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. => Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Health and Retirement Study (HRS); Women

To examine drinking trajectories followed by two cohorts of older women over 8 to 10 years of follow-up. Longitudinal analyses of two nationally representative cohorts using semiparametric group-based models weighted and adjusted for baseline age. Study data were obtained from detailed interviews conducted in the home or by telephone. One cohort included 5,231 women in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) aged 50 to 65 in 1996; the other included 1,658 women in the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) aged 50 to 65 in 1995. Both cohorts reported any recent drinking and average number of drinks per drinking day using similar but not identical questions. HRS women completed six interviews (one every other year) from 1996 to 2006. NLS women completed five interviews from 1995 to 2003. All trajectory models yielded similar results. For HRS women, four trajectory groups were observed in the model based on drinks per day: increasing drinkers (4.9% of cohort), infrequent and nondrinkers (61.8%), consistent drinkers (25.9%), and decreasing drinkers (7.4%). Corresponding NLS values from the drinks per day model were 8.8%, 61.4%, 21.2%, and 8.6%, respectively. In 2006, the average number of drinks per day for HRS women in the increasing drinker and consistent drinker trajectories was 1.31 and 1.59, respectively. In 2003, these values for NLS women were 0.99 and 1.38, respectively. Most women do not markedly change their drinking behavior after age 50, but some increase their alcohol use substantially, whereas others continue to exceed current recommendations. These findings underscore the importance of periodically asking older women about their drinking to assess, advise, and assist those who may be at risk for developing alcohol-related problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Bobo, Janet Kay, April A. Greek, Daniel H. Klepinger and Jerald R. Herting. "Alcohol Use Trajectories in Two Cohorts of U.S. Women Aged 50 to 65 at Baseline." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 58,12 (December 2010): 2375-2380.
2. Bobo, Janet Kay
Klepinger, Daniel H.
Dong, Frederick B.
Changes in the Prevalence of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy among Recent and At-Risk Drinkers in the NLSY Cohort
Journal of Women's Health 15,9 (November 2006): 1061-1070
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Purpose: To support efforts to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), population-based data are needed on the prevalence of alcohol use at any time during gestation, particularly among women who were recent and at-risk drinkers. Methods: We used National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experiences in Youth (NLSY) files to estimate the prevalence of any drinking during pregnancy and to evaluate alcohol history risk factors among 6676 births reported by women with prepregnancy drinking data. Prevalence estimates were obtained for 2-year intervals for all 1982–1995 births and for subsets with prepregnancy recent and at-risk drinking. Results: Among all births, drinking during pregnancy declined from 38.3% in 1982–1983 to 23.0% in 1994–1995 ( p < 0.0001). Drinking during pregnancy also declined over time among recent and at-risk drinkers ( p < 0.0001), but the 1994–1995 prevalences were still high (39.3% and 29.0%, respectively). Adjusted logistic models confirmed both the decrease in risk for the later birth years and the persistent heightened risk for births among recent and at-risk drinkers. Conclusions: In addition to ongoing universal prevention strategies that have helped reduce the prevalence of drinking during pregnancy, selective and indicated prevention approaches are needed to encourage abstinence during pregnancy among recent and at-risk drinkers.
Bibliography Citation
Bobo, Janet Kay, Daniel H. Klepinger and Frederick B. Dong. "Changes in the Prevalence of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy among Recent and At-Risk Drinkers in the NLSY Cohort." Journal of Women's Health 15,9 (November 2006): 1061-1070.
3. Bobo, Janet Kay
Klepinger, Daniel H.
Dong, Frederick B.
Identifying Social Drinkers Likely to Consume Alcohol During Pregnancy: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study
Psychological Reports 101,3 Pt 1 (December 2007): 857-870.
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Ammons Scientific, Ltd.
Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

To prevent fetal alcohol syndrome, some social drinkers who may become pregnant need more than a brief caution, but they can be difficult to detect in clinical settings. National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data from 754 women who completed up to four alcohol history interviews during their college-age years (18-21), and semiparametric group-based models were used to identify groups more likely to drink during a future pregnancy. Two drinking trajectories were observed. About 87% of the women were occasional or nondrinkers during their college-age years; 13% were frequent drinkers. Among first-births to women 22 yr. and older, the adjusted odds ratio for alcohol use during that pregnancy for frequent drinkers versus occasional and nondrinkers was 2.29 (95% confidence interval: 1.25-4.17). This finding suggests women who report frequent drinking during their college-age years may require additional assistance to reduce their risk of drinking during subsequent pregnancies.
Bibliography Citation
Bobo, Janet Kay, Daniel H. Klepinger and Frederick B. Dong. "Identifying Social Drinkers Likely to Consume Alcohol During Pregnancy: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study." Psychological Reports 101,3 Pt 1 (December 2007): 857-870. .