Growth and weight status in treatment-naive 12-16 year old adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorders in Cape Town, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNaude, Celeste E.
dc.contributor.authorSenekal, Marjanne
dc.contributor.authorLaubscher, Ria
dc.contributor.authorCarey, Paul D.
dc.contributor.authorFein, George
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-19T12:29:35Z
dc.date.available2011-09-19T12:29:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2011-09-14T05:14:52Z
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.nutritionj.com/en_ZA
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Background Heavy alcohol consumption during adolescence has many known harmful health and social consequences and is strongly associated with numerous health risk behaviours. The consequences of heavy alcohol use during adolescence on nutritional status, specifically growth and weight status are largely unknown at this time. Methods Substance use, anthropometric indices of growth and weight, dietary energy intake and physical activity in heavy drinking adolescents (meeting DSM-IV criteria for alcohol use disorders) and matched light/non-drinking control adolescents were assessed. Results Lifetime alcohol dose, measured in standard drinks of alcohol, was orders of magnitude higher in adolescents with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) compared to controls. The AUDs group was selected to represent relatively 'pure' AUDs, with minimal other drug use and no psychiatric diagnoses. The growth and weight status of adolescents with AUDs were generally comparable to that of controls, and is in line with the growth and weight status of the South African adolescent population. A greater proportion of overweight/obese females was found in both groups, with this percentage tending to be greater, although not significantly so, in the AUDs group. Adolescent females with AUDs had increased odds of being overweight/obese compared to controls, after adjustment for smoking, physical activity and energy intake. Conclusion Anthropometric indices of growth and weight status of participants in the Control and AUD groups were generally comparable. Female adolescents with AUDs may have an increased risk of being overweight/obese compared to adolescent females without AUDs. The presence of an AUD in our adolescent sample was associated with higher energy intake. Longitudinal studies are needed to elucidate the effects of heavy alcohol use on energy balance, growth and weight status in adolescents as they age. Nonetheless, the current study contributes to our understanding of the impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on important aspects of adolescent development.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent12 p.
dc.identifier.citationNaude, C., et al 2011. Growth and weight status in treatment-naive 12-16 year old adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorders in Cape Town, South Africa. Nutrition Journal, 10:87, doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-87en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-87
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/16402
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.rights.holderNaude et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.subjectAnthropometryen_ZA
dc.subjectEnergy intakeen_ZA
dc.subjectTeenagers -- Alcohol useen
dc.subjectTeenagers - Nutritionen
dc.titleGrowth and weight status in treatment-naive 12-16 year old adolescents with Alcohol Use Disorders in Cape Town, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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