Table 2 Hierarchical regression model of at-risk alcohol consumption (AUDIT score ≥ 8) for Australian Rural Mental Health Study participants: steps 1 and 2 - demographic and predispositional factors
Step - Predictor variable | AUDIT total score | Univariate OR (99%CI) | Multivariate AOR (99%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | 0-7 n=1,694 n (%) | ≥ 8 n=287 n (%) |  |  |
1. Demographics | |||||
Age in years | 18 - 34 | 118 (81) | 28 (19) | Â | . |
| Â | 35 - 44 | 217 (82) | 49 (18) | 0.95 (0.48, 1.9) | 0.90 (0.45, 1.8) |
| Â | 45 - 54 | 359 (84) | 69 (16) | 0.81 (0.43, 1.5) | 0.66 (0.34, 1.3) |
| Â | 55 - 64 | 476 (84) | 93 (16) | 0.82 (0.44, 1.5) | 0.64 (0.34, 1.2) |
| Â | >= 65 | 524 (92) | 48 (8.4) | 0.39 (0.20, 0.75)** | 0.28 (0.14, 0.56)** |
Gender | Male | 613 (76) | 191 (24) | Â | Â |
| Â | Female | 1,081 (92) | 96 (8.2) | 0.29 (0.20, 0.40)** | 0.26 (0.18, 0.36)** |
2. Predispositional factors | |||||
Trait neuroticism | EPQ-N<3 | 1,142 (87) | 170 (13) | Â | Â |
| Â | EPQ-N>=3 | 552 (83) | 117 (17) | 1.4 (1.0, 2.0)* | 1.53 (1.1, 2.2)* |
Level of (high school) education | Not finished | 570 (87) | 84 (13) | Â | Â |
| Â | Finished | 1,124 (85) | 203 (15) | 1.2 (0.85, 1.8) | 0.97 (0.65, 1.4) |
Marital status | Married or defacto | 1,302 (87) | 197 (13) | Â | Â |
| Â | Divorced or separated | 166 (83) | 35 (17) | 1.4 (0.83, 2.3) | 1.3 (0.75, 2.2) |
| Â | Widowed | 134 (95) | 7 (5.0) | 0.35 (0.12, 0.96)* | 0.69 (0.24, 2.0) |
| Â | Never married | 92 (66) | 48 (34) | 3.4 (2.1, 5.7)** | 2.9 (1.7, 5.2)** |