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Changes in prevalence and correlates of alcohol-use disorders in Finland in an 11-year follow-up

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posted on 2018-11-01, 17:28 authored by Sebastián Peña, Jaana Suvisaari, Tommi Härkänen, Niina Markkula, Suoma Saarni, Janne Härkönen, Pia Mäkelä, Seppo Koskinen

Aims: This study aimed to examine changes in prevalence and correlates of alcohol-use disorders (AUD) between 2000 and 2011. We also explored the impact of using multiple imputation on prevalence estimates, to address survey nonresponse.

Methods: The study used a Finnish nationally representative survey of adults aged 30 years and older in 2000 and in 2011. The Munich Composite International Diagnostic Interview (M-CIDI) was used to diagnose AUD in 6005 persons in 2000 (response rate 75%) and 4381 in 2011 (response rate 55%). Multiple imputation using sociodemographic, health, and registry-linked data on mental health hospitalizations was compared with weights to account for nonresponse.

Results: Prevalence of 12-month AUD in Finland decreased from 4.6% (95% CI 4.0–5.1) in 2000 to 2.0% in 2011 (95% CI 1.6–2.4). Lifetime AUD prevalence decreased from 10.8% (95% CI 9.9–11.6) to 7.5% (CI 95% 6.8–8.3) from 2000 to 2011. The reduction was observed for people aged 30–64 years. At both time points, AUD prevalence was higher among individuals aged 30–64, men and those unmarried, widowed or divorced. The observed prevalence changes can be partly attributed to reporting and selection bias. The latter was addressed by multiple imputation.

Conclusions: Alcohol use disorders appear to have decreased in Finland from 2000 to 2011, especially for the 30–64 years age group. Males, younger adults and those unmarried, widowed or divorced had a higher risk of AUD.

Funding

This work was supported by the Academy of Finland [Grant no. 266251] and by the Competitive Research Funding of the Tampere University Hospital [Grant no. 9M054]. Sebastián Peña was supported by the Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies.

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