J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2024 Feb;26(1):49-59. 10.7586/jkbns.23.026.

Factors associated with high-risk drinking among men in Korea: a secondary analysis

• Chae HJ

• KMID: 2552962
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.23.026

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to identify factors associated with high-risk drinking in Korean men.
Methods
This study was a secondary analysis using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES VIII-2), 2020. Data were downloaded from the KNHANES website. The subjects of this study were 1,653 alcohol-drinking men between 19 and 65 years of age. Data were analyzed using the Rao-Scott chi-square test and complex sample logistic regression statistics.
Results
The high-risk drinking rate among alcohol-drinking men was 27.1%. High-risk drinking was more common in men who smoked (odds ratio [OR] = 2.11, p < .001), men with a middle school education or lower (OR = 1.91, p = .016), men who lived with a spouse (OR = 1.61, p = .025), men who slept less than 6 hours on weekends (OR = 1.51, p = .016), and men who perceived stress (OR = 1.30, p = .044), while it was lower in men who were underweight (OR = 0.19, p = .006).
Conclusion
To reduce the rate of high-risk drinking, it is necessary to provide an intervention that considers factors associated with high-risk drinking among men. In particular, smoking was the most important factor associated with high-risk drinking, implying that the integrated management of drinking and smoking is necessary to reduce high-risk drinking.

Keyword

Adult; Men; Alcohol drinking; Health risk behaviors; 성인; 남성; 음주; 건강위험행동