Does religiosity impact binge drinking among early adolescents? A cross-sectional study in a city in Southeastern Brazil

Abstract This study evaluated the association between religiosity and binge drinking in early adolescence. A cross-sectional study was conducted with adolescents aged 10-13 from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Stratified random sampling was performed considering the administrative district and school year. Adolescents filled an AUDIT-C form, containing questions about religiosity and binge drinking by parents and their best friends. Adolescents’ caregivers answered a form regarding socioeconomic issues. Descriptive analysis, univariate, and multivariate logistic regression were performed. A total of 650 adolescents participated in the study. The frequency of binge drinking was 13.7%. In the adjusted model, religiosity was not associated with binge drinking. The covariates associated were the age of 12-13 years (OR: 1.94; CI95%: 1.06-3.56; p=0.030), maternal binge drinking (OR: 3.12; CI95%: 1.76-5.52; p摘要 本研究旨在评估青春期早期宗教虔诚度与暴饮行为之间的关联。研究针对巴西贝洛奥里藏特市10~13岁青少年开展横断面调查，以行政区与学龄段为分层依据实施分层随机抽样。青少年填写了AUDIT-C问卷，该问卷涵盖有关宗教虔诚度，以及其父母与好友的暴饮行为相关问题；青少年的照料者则填写了社会经济状况相关问卷。本研究采用描述性分析、单因素及多因素logistic回归进行数据分析。最终共纳入650名青少年参与研究，暴饮行为的检出率为13.7%。在校正后的模型中，宗教虔诚度与暴饮行为无显著关联；与暴饮行为相关的协变量包括12~13岁年龄组（比值比OR=1.94，95%置信区间CI=1.06~3.56，p=0.030）以及母亲暴饮行为（比值比OR=3.12，95%置信区间CI=1.76~5.52，p=