Alcohol Outlet Density and Area-Level Heavy Drinking Are Independent Risk Factors for Higher Alcohol-Related Complaints
Autor: | Yusuf Ransome, Dustin T. Duncan, S. V. Subramanian, Hui Luan, Xun Shi |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Alcohol Drinking Rate ratio Drug overdose Article 03 medical and health sciences symbols.namesake 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Environmental health Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Poisson regression Cities Aged Spatial Analysis 030505 public health business.industry Alcoholic Beverages Public health Commerce Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Bayes Theorem Middle Aged medicine.disease Health indicator Urban Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Community health symbols Female New York City Club 0305 other medical science business |
Zdroj: | J Urban Health |
ISSN: | 1468-2869 1099-3460 |
Popis: | Alcohol outlet density has well-documented associations with social and health indicators such as crime and injury. However, significantly less is known about the relationships among alcohol-related complaints. Bayesian hierarchical Poisson regression with spatial autocorrelation was used to model the association between on- and off-premises alcohol outlet density and area-level prevalence of current drinkers and heavy drinking, and graffiti density—an indicator of physical disorder—in association with calls from civilians reporting illegal use, alcohol sales, and other alcohol-related activities (hereafter alcohol-related complaints). Complaints were separated into two groups based on whether they occurred at (a) clubs/bars/restaurants or (b) elsewhere. Alcohol-related complaints and graffiti were collected from NYC Open Data. Alcohol density data are from ESRI Business Analyst and information on the prevalence of drinking from the New York City Community Health Survey. The unit of analysis consisted of ZIP codes in New York City (n = 167), and the design was a cross-sectional analysis of aggregated data between 2009 and 2015. In multivariable models, a one-unit increase in off-premises alcohol outlet density was associated with a 47% higher risk of alcohol-related complaints at clubs, bars, and restaurants [rate ratio (RR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.21, 1.77)]. Area-level prevalence of heavy drinking was associated with a 59% higher risk of alcohol-related complaints at the club, bars, and restaurants (RR = 1.59, 95% CI = 1.34, 1.86) and a 40% higher risk of complaints elsewhere (RR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.20, 1.63). In New York City, area-level heavy drinking prevalence is a strong independent mechanism that links alcohol outlet density to alcohol-related complaints. Area-level heavy drinking should be investigated as a predictor of other public health problems such as drug overdose mortality. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s11524-018-00327-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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