A previous study reported that risky alcohol consumption starts at age 15 and increases with increasing age [ 6 ]; this study partially corroborates the previous finding; however, an interesting trend is observed in boys, where there is a reduction in alcohol usage from age 20 to 22.
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The Use of Alcohol and Knowledge of Cardiovascular Diseases among Ellisras Rural Children Aged 14-22 Years: Ellisras Longitudinal Study.
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The results of this investigation indicate that the prevalence of alcohol usage increases with age, with girls reaching a highly significant difference as compared to boys in the 20–22-years-old group, boys reached a lowest prevalence of consumption in the 20–22-years-old group.