Table 4.

Gender differences in binge and heavy drinking, alcohol volume, and other alcohol-related outcomes among adults 50+

Authors	Sample	Years (sorted by earliest date)	Age groups	Birth cohorts	Outcome	Trend over time	Difference by gender	Convergence	Limitations
Breslow et al., 2017	NHIS	1997–2014	60+ years old	< 1925–1954	Current drinking, HDE	Increased current drinking	Yes. Higher male prevalence across outcome.	Yes. Narrowing gap in current drinking and HDE, driven by female increase.	None
Han et al., 2017	NSDUH	2005–2014	50+	~1940–1964	HDE, DSM-IV AUD	Increases in HDE among those 50–64, increases in AUD among those 65+	Yes. Higher HDE and DSM-IV AUD among males.	Yes. Narrowing gap in HDE and DSM-IV AUD, driven by female increase.	Convergence not explicitly tested

^*HDE = Heavy Drinking Episode; HID = high intensity drinking; AUD = Alcohol Use Disorder