TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between alcohol-flavoured non-alcoholic beverages and alcohol use in Japanese adolescents
AU - Kinjo, Aya
AU - Imamoto, Aya
AU - Ikeda, Maki
AU - Itani, Osamu
AU - Ohida, Takashi
AU - Kaneita, Yoshitaka
AU - Kanda, Hideyuki
AU - Tanihata, Takeo
AU - Higuchi, Susumu
AU - Osaki, Yoneatsu
N1 - Funding Information:
The data collection was conducted by Central Research Services, Inc. We would like to thank Editage (www. editage. jp) for English language editing. This work was supported by the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants (Comprehensive Research on Life-Style Related Diseases including Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Mellitus) of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare [2010-2012 Cardiovascular, etc. (Lifestyle)-Designation 020].
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author 2016. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Aims: There are no legal regulations in Japan governing minors' consumption of alcoholflavoured non-alcoholic beverages (AFNAB); therefore, we examined if their consumption could lead to increased alcohol use among adolescents in Japan. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a nonclinical, nationally representative sample of 38,494 junior (19,662 boys) and 61,556 senior (31,925 boys) high school students recruited in 2012. We measured AFNAB consumption rates and the order that adolescents first consumed AFNAB and alcohol. Results: The AFNAB consumption was strongly associated with alcohol use in high school students. Among all age groups, alcohol was more commonly consumed before AFNAB for both males and females. Conclusions: Consumption of AFNAB is more prevalent among minors than alcohol consumption and it has a strong association with alcohol consumption. However, concerns that AFNAB use would lead to increased alcohol use were not supported because AFNAB consumption usually started after adolescents began consuming alcohol. Short Summary: Consumption of AFNAB is more prevalent among high school students than alcohol consumption and it has a strong association with alcohol consumption. However, concerns that AFNAB use would lead to increased alcohol use were not supported because AFNAB consumption usually started after adolescents began consuming alcohol.
AB - Aims: There are no legal regulations in Japan governing minors' consumption of alcoholflavoured non-alcoholic beverages (AFNAB); therefore, we examined if their consumption could lead to increased alcohol use among adolescents in Japan. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a nonclinical, nationally representative sample of 38,494 junior (19,662 boys) and 61,556 senior (31,925 boys) high school students recruited in 2012. We measured AFNAB consumption rates and the order that adolescents first consumed AFNAB and alcohol. Results: The AFNAB consumption was strongly associated with alcohol use in high school students. Among all age groups, alcohol was more commonly consumed before AFNAB for both males and females. Conclusions: Consumption of AFNAB is more prevalent among minors than alcohol consumption and it has a strong association with alcohol consumption. However, concerns that AFNAB use would lead to increased alcohol use were not supported because AFNAB consumption usually started after adolescents began consuming alcohol. Short Summary: Consumption of AFNAB is more prevalent among high school students than alcohol consumption and it has a strong association with alcohol consumption. However, concerns that AFNAB use would lead to increased alcohol use were not supported because AFNAB consumption usually started after adolescents began consuming alcohol.
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U2 - 10.1093/alcalc/agw081
DO - 10.1093/alcalc/agw081
M3 - Article
C2 - 28430926
AN - SCOPUS:85027142742
VL - 52
SP - 351
EP - 357
JO - Alcohol and Alcoholism
JF - Alcohol and Alcoholism
SN - 0735-0414
IS - 3
M1 - agw081
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