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Relationship of body mass index to alcohol consumption in college freshmen
Mary A Nies1, Linman Sun, Donna Kazemi
1College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, CHHS 416, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. mnies@uncc.edu
Objective:
Assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and drinking in college freshman.
Method:
College freshman (N = 199) at a university completed the drinking questionnaires. Drinking amount and the alcohol problem index (RAPI) served as outcomes, and BMI was the independent variable.
Results:
RAPI scores were associated with gender, amount of drinking, and BMI (P < 0.001, F = 13.44). Increase of RAPI with drinking amount was larger for females (slope = 0.06) than for males (slope = 0.03).
Conclusion:
This information can be helpful when providing health promotion strategies to college students regarding nutrition modifications that would be most beneficial for their health.
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