Association of binge alcohol use with functional outcomes among individuals with COVID-19 infection
Binge alcohol use before COVID-19 infection was associated with statistically significant but clinically irrelevant improvements in function at three months, which were not sustained at six months. Postinfectious and postpandemic stressors may have played a larger impact on functional outcomes than binge alcohol use. A higher frequency of binge drinking and its association with functional outcomes, particularly among individuals with COVID-19 warrants further study.
Authors
- Kristyn Gatling
- Zihan Zheng
- Phillip B. Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-3558)
- Michael A. Gottlieb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-8375)
- Robert A. Weinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3390-858X)
- Nicole L. Gentile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9548-7012)
- Zhenqiu Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-141X)
- Joann G. Elmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-6835)
- Kelli N. O’Laughlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-1883)
- Michelle Santangelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4353-0995)
- Kate Diaz Roldan
- Kari A. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2520-5526)
- Juan Carlos C. Montoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-0243)
- Gary Chan
- Sebastian T. Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2038-0250)
- Imtiaz Ebna Mannan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8574-5361)
- Ryan Huebinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-5744)
- Ralph C. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5382-9486)
- Mandy J. Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9778-358X)
- Caitlin Malicki
- Stephen MacDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4944-3289)
- Ahamed H. Idris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7113-6499)
- Jocelyn Dorney
- M. S. Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3709-819X)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Theodore Roosevelt High School (US)
- United States Congress (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Seattle University (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alcohol and Alcoholism
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae086
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00