Quarrie K L, Feehan M, Waller A E, Cooke K R, Williams S, McGee R
Injury Prevention Research Unit, University of Otago, New Zeland.
Addiction. 1996 Dec;91(12):1865-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1996.9112186510.x.
Although heavy drinking has traditionally been associated with rugby, the drinking patterns of New Zealand rugby players have not been examined. Three hundred and forty-eight rugby players (257 males and 91 females), completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) at the beginning of the 1993 rugby season. The mean AUDIT scores were 11.2 (SD = 5.1) for the males and 8.7 (4.1) for the females: a cut-off of 8.0 has been recommended by the developers of the instrument for identifying alcohol use disorders. The consumption of large quantities of alcohol, and a high frequency of heavy drinking sessions were the norm for this group. Sixty-one per cent of males and 38% of females consumed six or more drinks in a session at least weekly: typically, men drank 10 or more drinks in a session and women 5-6 drinks. The patterns of drinking exhibited by the cohort give cause for concern regarding the health risks associated with such behaviour.
尽管长期以来，酗酒一直与橄榄球运动相关联，但新西兰橄榄球运动员的饮酒模式却从未被研究过。1993年橄榄球赛季开始时，348名橄榄球运动员（257名男性和91名女性）完成了酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT）。男性的平均AUDIT得分为11.2（标准差=5.1），女性为8.7（4.1）：该测试的开发者建议以8.0作为识别酒精使用障碍的临界值。大量饮酒以及频繁的酗酒行为在这一群体中很常见。61%的男性和38%的女性至少每周有一次饮酒量达到六杯或更多：通常情况下，男性每次饮酒10杯或更多，女性则为5 - 6杯。该群体呈现出的饮酒模式令人担忧其与这种行为相关的健康风险。
