National Drug Research Institute and enAble Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 10;18(24):13040. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413040.
Associations between longer-term alcohol-related conditions and licensed outlet trading hours are not well understood. We investigated the association between nightlife-goers' likelihood of an alcohol use disorder (AUD) and their preference for bars with special permits to remain open 'late' (i.e., spent more time there compared to any other venue) until 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. (Friday; Saturday) or midnight (Sunday) compared to bars with 'standard' closing times of midnight (Friday; Saturday) or 10 p.m. (Sunday).
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in four major nightlife areas of Perth, Australia, in 2015-2016. We conducted weekend street intercept surveys outside bars between 8 p.m. and 3 a.m. and screened participants who reported alcohol use prior to the survey and spent more time in a bar than any other venue type ( = 667) regarding their past year drinking pattern using AUDIT-C ( = 459). We used gender-specific logistic regression models to estimate associations between AUDIT-C categories (1-4, low risk; 5-7, hazardous; 8-12, active AUD) and preference for bars with different closing times (late vs. standard).
A large proportion of participants were hazardous drinkers or had active AUD (83% males; 65% females), and over half preferred a late to a standard closing bar. We found evidence of a positive association between preference for late closing bars and hazardous drinking females (OR = 3.48; 95% CI 1.47-8.23; = 0.01), but not for females with active AUD, male hazardous drinkers, nor males with active AUD.
Our study adds new evidence on associations between likelihood of AUD among nightlife-goers and trading hours. With increasing international relaxation of trading hours, evidence that late closing bars may be preferred by hazardous drinking females will be of concern to policymakers wanting to curb alcohol-related harms in the community.
长期的酒精相关疾病与有执照的酒类销售点营业时间之间的关联尚未得到充分了解。我们调查了夜生活者出现酒精使用障碍（AUD）的可能性与他们对特殊许可证允许延长营业时间（即与其他任何场所相比，在这些酒吧逗留的时间更长）的酒吧的偏好之间的关联，具体来说，这些酒吧的营业时间延长至凌晨 2 点或 3 点（周五；周六）或午夜（周日），而不是像普通酒吧那样午夜（周五；周六）或晚上 10 点（周日）关门。
这是 2015-2016 年在澳大利亚珀斯四个主要夜生活区进行的一项横断面观察性研究。我们在酒吧外的街道上进行了周末街头拦截调查，在晚上 8 点至凌晨 3 点之间对那些在调查前报告饮酒且在酒吧停留时间超过其他任何场所类型的参与者进行筛查（=667），并使用 AUDIT-C（=459）调查他们过去一年的饮酒模式。我们使用性别特异性逻辑回归模型来估计 AUDIT-C 类别（1-4，低风险；5-7，危险；8-12，活跃的 AUD）与不同关门时间的酒吧偏好（晚关门 vs. 标准关门）之间的关联。
很大一部分参与者是危险饮酒者或有活跃的 AUD（83%的男性；65%的女性），超过一半的人更喜欢晚关门的酒吧。我们发现，女性危险饮酒者对晚关门酒吧的偏好与危险饮酒呈正相关（OR=3.48；95%CI 1.47-8.23；=0.01），但对活跃的 AUD 女性、男性危险饮酒者或活跃的 AUD 男性则没有这种关联。
我们的研究提供了新的证据，证明了夜生活者 AUD 发生的可能性与营业时间之间的关联。随着国际上营业时间的放松，晚关门的酒吧可能会受到危险饮酒女性的青睐，这将引起政策制定者的关注，他们希望遏制社区中与酒精相关的危害。
