The Association of Alcohol Outlet Density with Alcohol Intake: The Multiethnic Cohort

• DOI: 10.15288/jsad.23-00138
• Publication Date: 2024-02-09T16:41:17Z
• Authors: Nicholas Acuna; Salma Shariff-Marco; Anna H. Wu; Dan Meltzer; Pushkar Inamdar; Tiffany Lim; Loïc Le Marchand; Christopher A. Ha...; Lynne R. Wilkens; Iona Cheng; Veronica Wendy Se...
• Keywords: Association (psychology); Alcohol intake

Objective. Neighborhood characteristics have been shown to influence lifestyle behaviors. Here we characterized alcohol outlet density in Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii assessed the association of with self-reported intake Multiethnic Cohort. Method. Participants (n=178,977) had their addresses geocoded, at cohort entry (1993-1996), appended block group-level densities (on- off-premises). Multinomial logistic regression was performed assess between on- off-premise by each state. Stratified analysis conducted sex, race, ethnicity. Results. Overall, did not find associations but found that on-premise outlets were associated 59% (OR=1.59, 95% CI:1.29,1.96) increased odds consuming >2 drinks per day Hawaii. Women living neighborhoods high (Los County OR=1.15, CI: 0.95,1.40) (Hawaii OR=2.07, 1.43,3.01) an day. Conclusion. This study suggests neighborhood factors are individual level behaviors there may be a need for multilevel interventions.