Taking the first full drink: Epidemiological evidence on male-female differences in the United States

摘要

BackgroundThis research extends prior epidemiological estimates for the United States (US) and re-examines a previously described male excess in alcohol drinking. Its aim is to estimate fine-grained age-specific incidence of becoming a drinker among 12- to 24-year-old US males and females, and to compare incidence estimates with prevalence proportions.