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Risk Behaviour of Adolescents Aged 10–15 in Slovakia. Relation to Sex, Age, and Body Mass Index

Scientific article

10 August 2022

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image. AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the...

Outcomes of Excessive Alcohol Drinkers without Baseline Evidence of Chronic Liver Disease after 15 Years Follow-Up: Heavy Burden of Cancer and Liver Disease Mortality

Scientific article

25 May 2021

Abstract Background Most long-term heavy drinkers do not have clinically evident chronic liver disease (CLD). However, at any time-point, their risk of developing CLD remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of a group...

Joint Effects of Alcohol Use, Smoking and Body Mass Index as an Explanation for the Alcohol Harm Paradox: Causal Mediation Analysis of Eight Cohort Studies

Scientific article

6 January 2021

Abstract Background and Aims Lower socio‐economic status (SES) is associated with higher alcohol‐related harm despite lower levels of alcohol use. Differential vulnerability due to joint effects of behavioural risk factors is one potential...