Which drinkers have changed their alcohol consumption due to energy content concerns? An Australian survey

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Table 2 Harm minimisation strategies, reduced alcohol consumption, and motivations, by changing consumption because of energy-related concerns

	Total sample %	Male participants changing alcohol consumption behaviours because of energy-related concerns			Female participants changing alcohol consumption behaviours because of energy-related concerns
	Total sample %	Yes %	No %	Difference between groups, p	Yes %	No %	Difference between groups, p
Harm minimisation strategies used when consuming alcohol^a	(n = 801)	(n = 227)	(n = 172)		(n = 274)	(n = 128)
Limit the number of drinks in an evening for other reason (e.g., to get up early for children, sport etc.)	77.8	90.7	51.2	< .001	89.8	64.8	< .001
Limit the number of drinks in an evening due to driving	77.7	86.3	66.9	< .001	86.5	57.8	< .001
Count number of drinks consumed	75.2	87.2	56.4	< .001	84.7	58.6	< .001
Deliberately alternate between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks	61.9	76.7	31.4	< .001	78.8	40.6	< .001
Reductions in alcohol consumption (past 12 months)
Any reduction item	55.8	67.8	34.3	< .001	67.9	37.5	< .001
Reduced amount per occasion	26.0	32.2	16.9	.001	29.9	18.8	.018
Reduced number of occasions	24.3	28.2	17.4	.012	29.6	15.6	.003
Stopped drinking for a period of time	16.9	16.3	11.0	.135	20.8	17.2	.395
Switched to low alcohol drinks	13.9	22.9	4.1	< .001	18.2	1.6	< .001^†
Stopped drinking completely	4.0	6.2	0.6	.003^†	4.0	4.7	.755

Note. ^aReported at least ‘sometimes’, when having an alcoholic drink. Bold values indicate significance at p < .05. ^†Using Fisher’s Exact Test

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