Semhal Kiros, Ibrahim Mohammed Ibrahim, Kedir Y Ahmed
Growth Monitoring and Promotion Service Utilisation and Associated Factors among Children in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia
International journal of environmental research and public health
aim present study assess relationship adolescent iq midlife alcohol use explore possible mediators relationship study data 6300 men women participated wisconsin longitudinal study highschool students graduating 1957 iq scores collected participants junior year high school 2004 participants reported number alcoholic beverages consumed past 30 days number bingedrinking episodes multinomial logistic regression conducted determine relationship adolescent iq future drinking pattern abstainer moderate drinker heavy drinker poisson regression used examine number bingedrinking episodes two mediatorsincome educationwere also explored every onepoint increase iq score associated 16 increase likelihood reporting moderate heavy drinking compared abstinence higher iq scores also significantly fewer bingedrinking episodes household income education partially mediated relationship iq drinking pattern present study suggests higher adolescent iq may predict higher likelihood moderate heavy drinking midlife fewer bingedrinking episodes study also suggests relationship mediated psychosocial factors specifically income prompting future exploration mediators subsequent studies