title: Drinking patterns and victimization among male and female students in Mexico.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences, identify drinking profiles using latent profile analysis (LPA), and investigate associations between profiles and violent victimization among young people in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  LPA identified profiles of drinking behavior in a survey of entering first year university students. Multinomial and logistic regression examined associations between drinking patterns, socio-demographic variables and violent victimization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The LPA identified five profiles of behaviors and consequences among the 22,224 current, former and never drinkers: Non/Infrequent-No Consequences, Occasional-Few Consequences, Regular-Some Consequences, Heavy-Many Consequences and Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers. The Occasional-Few Consequences profile comprised the largest, and the Excessive-Many Consequences profile the smallest, group of drinkers. Multinomial regression showed males and older students more likely to be Heavy or Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers. Living alone was associated with higher odds, and higher maternal education with lower odds, of being a Non/Infrequent-No Consequences drinker. Heavier drinking profiles were more likely to experience violent victimization adverse consequences. Logistic regression showed male and female Heavy and Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers had the highest odds, and Non/Infrequent drinkers the lowest odds, of experiencing any victimization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest changes in male and female drinking behavior and a continuation of the established pattern of infrequent but high consumption among Mexican youths. Both male and female Heavy and Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers were at elevated risk for experiencing victimization. Identifying cultural gender norms about drinking including drinker expectations and drinking context that contribute to these patterns can inform prevention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA lstrunin@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strunin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico/National Institute on Psychiatry Ramón de la Fuente Muñíz, Calzada México-Xochimilco no.101, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Delegacion Tlalpan, México, D.F. 14570, México.
authors.forename: L Rosa
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Díaz-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Edifico 'F' Primer Piso. Circuito Escolar S/N. Ciudad Universitaria. Delegación Coyoacan, México, D.F. 04510, México.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Díaz-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heeren
authors.affiliation: Data Coordinating Center, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuranz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ávila
authors.affiliation: General Medical Services, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito Escolar S-N Ciudad Universitaria. Delegación Coyoacan, México, D.F. 04510, México.
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fernández-Varela
authors.affiliation: General Medical Services, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito Escolar S-N Ciudad Universitaria. Delegación Coyoacan, México, D.F. 04510, México.
authors.forename: Cuauhtémoc
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solís-Torres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult