title: Prevalence and correlates of binge drinking among young adults using alcohol: a cross-sectional survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although binge drinking prevalence and correlates among young people have been extensively studied in the USA and Northern Europe, less is known for Southern Europe countries with relatively healthier drinking cultures.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed at analyzing prevalence and correlates of binge drinking in a representative sample of young adults in Italy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a cross-sectional survey among alcohol-consuming young adults. We carried out univariate and multivariate analyses to assess associations between recent binge drinking and candidate variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We selected 654 subjects, with 590 (mean age: 20.65 ± 1.90) meeting inclusion criteria. Prevalence for recent binge drinking was 38.0%, significantly higher for females than males. Multivariate analysis showed that high alcohol expectancies, large amount of money available during the weekend, interest for parties and discos, female gender, cannabis use, influence by peers, and electronic cigarettes smoking all were significantly associated with recent binge drinking, whereas living with parents appeared a significant protective factor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More than a third of young adults using alcohol are binge drinkers, and, in contrast with findings from Anglo-Saxon countries, females show higher risk as compared with males. These data suggest the increasing importance of primary and secondary prevention programmes for binge drinking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2612-4119
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7956-1745
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carretta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2979-2107
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crocamo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5493-7654
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schivalocchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4243-8353
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milano Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8769-6474
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clerici
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67-73 Riding House Street, London W1W7EJ, UK.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrà
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
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