Document Type
Capstone Experience
Graduation Date
5-2024
Degree Name
Master of Public Health
Department
Epidemiology
First Committee Member
Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, PhD
Second Committee Member
Ariane Rung, PhD, MPH
Third Committee Member
Anthony Blake, MPH
Fourth Committee Member
Ishrat Kamal-Ahmed, PhD
Abstract
Objective: Identify an association between Long COVID (exposure) and binge drinking (outcome) amongst COVID-positive individuals.
Methods: COVID-positive respondents (n=116,120) were sampled from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Univariate analysis assessed distribution of Long COVID, binge drinking, and covariates sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, income, rural/urban residency, veteran status and BMI. Bivariate analysis determined crude prevalence odds ratios (POR) between exposure, outcome, and covariates. Multivariate logistic regression determined adjusted prevalence odds ratios (aPOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for exposure, outcome and covariates.
Results: No association found between Long COVID and binge drinking (aPOR: 0.94 (95% CI: 0.87, 1.0). Association found with outcome for women (aPOR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.56, 0.64), 25-34 age group (aPOR: 6.88, 95% CI: 6.15, 7.70), Black racial identity (aPOR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.53, 0.66), < high school education (aPOR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.67, 0.93), and earning < $25,000 annually (aPOR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.49, 0.66).
Conclusion: Findings suggest Long COVID is not associated with binge drinking. Further study is needed due to limited research on impact of Long COVID on drinking behaviors.
Recommended Citation
Kirley, Maire, "A Cross-sectional Analysis of Self-reported Long COVID and Binge Drinking Amongst COVID-Positive Individuals Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2022" (2024). Capstone Experience. 335.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/coph_slce/335