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Their recent alcohol use was comparable to the wider Australian population (past 12\u2010month use 85.2% cohort vs. 84.4% age\u2010matched national estimate). The cohort consisted of 1059 adults (47% female and 53% males) aged 50\u201370\u2009years [mean 61.0, standard deviation (SD) 6.0], representing 1.2% of the local target population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>University of California Loneliness Scale 4\u2010item (UCLA\u2010LS\u20104), Duke Social Support Index (DSSI), General Anxiety Disorder\u20107 (GAD\u20107), Patient Health Questionnaire\u20109 (PHQ\u20109) and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT\u2010C). Low social connection was defined as limited social interaction and support alongside high loneliness. Poor mental health was reflected in elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Four psychosocial profiles were identified, reflecting differing levels of social connection and mental health: (1) low social connection with good mental health, (2) socially connected with good mental health, (3) low social connection with poor mental health and (4) socially connected with poor mental health. People who were younger [odds ratio (OR)\u2009=\u20090.90, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.85\u20130.94] and had lower educational attainment (OR\u2009=\u20090.44, 95% CI = 0.34\u20130.58) were more likely to belong to the profile \u2018low social connection, poor mental health\u2019 than \u2018socially connected, good mental health\u2019. The profile \u2018low social connection, good mental health\u2019 showed the lowest probability (0.04) of receiving a positive screen for hazardous alcohol consumption (an AUDIT\u2010C score of 3\/4 or higher for men\/women), with the profile \u2018socially connected, poor mental health\u2019 having the highest (0.20). The overall chi\u2010squared (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) test indicated statistically significant differences in the distribution of the risk of hazardous alcohol consumption across profiles [\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200921.15 (6),\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05].\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Summary<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Latent profiles of psychosocial health appear to be statistically significantly associated with differences in alcohol consumption among adults aged 50\u201370\u2009years in Victoria, Australia. 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