Introduction: The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Policy responses to COVID-19 affected social and economic life and the availability of alcohol. Previous research has shown an overall small decrease in alcohol use in Denmark in the first months of the pandemic. The present paper focused on identifying which subgroups of individuals had decreased or increased their consumption. Materials and Methods: Data were collected between May and July 2020 (n = 2,566 respondents, convenience sample). Weights were applied to reflect the actual Danish general population. Variables included the pre-pandemic alcohol consumption, change in alcohol consumption in the past month, socio-demographics, and reported economic consequences. Responses to a single item assessing changes in alcohol consumption in the past month were classified as no change, increase, or decrease in consumption. Regression models investigated how changes in consumption were linked to pre-pandemic drinking levels, socio-demographics (gender, age groups, education), and reported economic consequences. Results: While 39% of participants reported decreased consumption levels and 34% had stable levels, 27% increased consumption. Characteristics associated with changes in consumption were associated with both increases and decreases in consumption: younger people, those with higher consumption levels before the pandemic, and those with lower education more often both reported increases as well as decreases in consumption. Discussion/Conclusions: We confirmed that more people decreased rather than increased their alcohol consumption in the first few months of the pandemic in Denmark. Characteristics associated with changes in consumption such as younger age, higher consumption levels, and lower education demonstrated a polarization of drinking since these were associated with both increases and decreases in consumption. Public health authorities should monitor alcohol use and other health behaviours for increased risks during the pandemic.
Eur Addict Res

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在 COVID-19 大流行的最初几个月内丹麦酒精使用的变化：饮酒反应两极分化的进一步证据

简介： 2020 年以 COVID-19 大流行为标志。对 COVID-19 的政策反应影响了社会和经济生活以及酒精的供应。先前的研究表明，在大流行的头几个月，丹麦的酒精使用量总体上略有下降。本论文的重点是确定哪些个人亚群减少或增加了他们的消费。材料和方法：数据收集于 2020 年 5 月至 7 月（ n= 2,566 名受访者，方便样本）。应用权重以反映实际的丹麦总人口。变量包括大流行前的酒精消费量、过去一个月酒精消费量的变化、社会人口统计数据和报告的经济后果。对评估过去一个月酒精消费变化的单个项目的反应被归类为消费没有变化、增加或减少。回归模型调查了消费变化如何与大流行前的饮酒水平、社会人口（性别、年龄组、教育）和报告的经济后果相关联。结果：虽然 39% 的参与者报告消费水平下降，34% 的水平保持稳定，但 27% 的参与者增加了消费。与消费变化相关的特征与消费的增加和减少有关：年轻人、大流行前消费水平较高的人以及受教育程度较低的人更经常报告消费增加和减少。讨论/结论：我们证实，在丹麦大流行的头几个月，更多的人减少而不是增加饮酒量。与消费变化相关的特征，如年龄较小、消费水平较高和教育程度较低，表明饮酒的两极分化，因为这些与消费的增加和减少有关。公共卫生当局应监测酒精使用和其他健康行为，以防在大流行期间增加风险。
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