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Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis

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Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis. / Radišauskas, Ričardas; Štelemėkas, Mindaugas; Petkevičienė, Janina; Trišauskė, Justina; Telksnys, Tadas; Miščikienė, Laura; Gobina, Inese; Stoppel, Relika; Reile, Rainer; Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga; Zatonski, Witold; Lange, Shannon; Tran, Alexander; Rehm, Jürgen; Jiang, Huan.

In: SUBST ABUSE TREAT PR, Vol. 18, No. 1, 09.11.2023, p. 65.

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Radišauskas, R, Štelemėkas, M, Petkevičienė, J, Trišauskė, J, Telksnys, T, Miščikienė, L, Gobina, I, Stoppel, R, Reile, R, Janik-Koncewicz, K, Zatonski, W, Lange, S, Tran, A, Rehm, J & Jiang, H 2023, 'Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis', SUBST ABUSE TREAT PR, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00574-7

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Radišauskas, R., Štelemėkas, M., Petkevičienė, J., Trišauskė, J., Telksnys, T., Miščikienė, L., Gobina, I., Stoppel, R., Reile, R., Janik-Koncewicz, K., Zatonski, W., Lange, S., Tran, A., Rehm, J., & Jiang, H. (2023). Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis. SUBST ABUSE TREAT PR, 18(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00574-7

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Radišauskas R, Štelemėkas M, Petkevičienė J, Trišauskė J, Telksnys T, Miščikienė L et al. Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis. SUBST ABUSE TREAT PR. 2023 Nov 9;18(1):65. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00574-7

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title = "Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: The Baltic countries-Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia-are characterized by a high rate of fully alcohol-attributable mortality, compared with Poland. Alcohol control policy measures implemented since 2001 in the Baltic countries included a restriction on availability and an increase in excise taxation, among others. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the relationship between alcohol control policy implementation and alcohol-attributable mortality in the Baltic countries and Poland.METHODS: Alcohol-attributable mortality data for 2001-2020 was defined by codes 100% alcohol-attributable for persons aged 15 years and older in the Baltic countries and Poland. Alcohol control policies implemented between 2001 and 2020 were identified, and their impact on alcohol-attributable mortality was evaluated using an interrupted time-series methodology by employing a generalized additive model.RESULTS: Alcohol-attributable mortality was significantly higher in the Baltic countries, compared with Poland, for both males and females. In the final reduced model, alcohol control policy significantly reduced male alcohol-attributable mortality by 7.60% in the 12 months post-policy implementation. For females, the alcohol control policy mean-shift effect was higher, resulting in a significant reduction of alcohol-attributable mortality by 10.77% in the 12 months post-policy implementation. The interaction effects of countries and policy tested in the full model were not statistically significant, which indicated that the impact of alcohol control policy on alcohol-attributable mortality did not differ across countries for both males and females.CONCLUSIONS: Based on the findings of the current study, alcohol control policy in the form of reduced availability and increased taxation was associated with a reduction in alcohol-attributable mortality among both males and females.",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Alcohol-attributable mortality and alcohol control policy in the Baltic Countries and Poland in 2001-2020: an interrupted time-series analysis

AU - Radišauskas, Ričardas

AU - Štelemėkas, Mindaugas

AU - Petkevičienė, Janina

AU - Trišauskė, Justina

AU - Telksnys, Tadas

AU - Miščikienė, Laura

AU - Gobina, Inese

AU - Stoppel, Relika

AU - Reile, Rainer

AU - Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga

AU - Zatonski, Witold

AU - Lange, Shannon

AU - Tran, Alexander

AU - Rehm, Jürgen

AU - Jiang, Huan

N1 - © 2023. The Author(s).

PY - 2023/11/9

Y1 - 2023/11/9

N2 - BACKGROUND: The Baltic countries-Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia-are characterized by a high rate of fully alcohol-attributable mortality, compared with Poland. Alcohol control policy measures implemented since 2001 in the Baltic countries included a restriction on availability and an increase in excise taxation, among others. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the relationship between alcohol control policy implementation and alcohol-attributable mortality in the Baltic countries and Poland.METHODS: Alcohol-attributable mortality data for 2001-2020 was defined by codes 100% alcohol-attributable for persons aged 15 years and older in the Baltic countries and Poland. Alcohol control policies implemented between 2001 and 2020 were identified, and their impact on alcohol-attributable mortality was evaluated using an interrupted time-series methodology by employing a generalized additive model.RESULTS: Alcohol-attributable mortality was significantly higher in the Baltic countries, compared with Poland, for both males and females. In the final reduced model, alcohol control policy significantly reduced male alcohol-attributable mortality by 7.60% in the 12 months post-policy implementation. For females, the alcohol control policy mean-shift effect was higher, resulting in a significant reduction of alcohol-attributable mortality by 10.77% in the 12 months post-policy implementation. The interaction effects of countries and policy tested in the full model were not statistically significant, which indicated that the impact of alcohol control policy on alcohol-attributable mortality did not differ across countries for both males and females.CONCLUSIONS: Based on the findings of the current study, alcohol control policy in the form of reduced availability and increased taxation was associated with a reduction in alcohol-attributable mortality among both males and females.

AB - BACKGROUND: The Baltic countries-Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia-are characterized by a high rate of fully alcohol-attributable mortality, compared with Poland. Alcohol control policy measures implemented since 2001 in the Baltic countries included a restriction on availability and an increase in excise taxation, among others. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the relationship between alcohol control policy implementation and alcohol-attributable mortality in the Baltic countries and Poland.METHODS: Alcohol-attributable mortality data for 2001-2020 was defined by codes 100% alcohol-attributable for persons aged 15 years and older in the Baltic countries and Poland. Alcohol control policies implemented between 2001 and 2020 were identified, and their impact on alcohol-attributable mortality was evaluated using an interrupted time-series methodology by employing a generalized additive model.RESULTS: Alcohol-attributable mortality was significantly higher in the Baltic countries, compared with Poland, for both males and females. In the final reduced model, alcohol control policy significantly reduced male alcohol-attributable mortality by 7.60% in the 12 months post-policy implementation. For females, the alcohol control policy mean-shift effect was higher, resulting in a significant reduction of alcohol-attributable mortality by 10.77% in the 12 months post-policy implementation. The interaction effects of countries and policy tested in the full model were not statistically significant, which indicated that the impact of alcohol control policy on alcohol-attributable mortality did not differ across countries for both males and females.CONCLUSIONS: Based on the findings of the current study, alcohol control policy in the form of reduced availability and increased taxation was associated with a reduction in alcohol-attributable mortality among both males and females.

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Poland/epidemiology

KW - Estonia/epidemiology

KW - Latvia

KW - Lithuania

KW - Public Policy

KW - Mortality

U2 - 10.1186/s13011-023-00574-7

DO - 10.1186/s13011-023-00574-7

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 37946282

VL - 18

SP - 65

JO - SUBST ABUSE TREAT PR

JF - SUBST ABUSE TREAT PR

SN - 1747-597X

IS - 1

ER -