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Table 3 Results of the multivariate analysis (mixed regression model) evaluating potential predictors of reaction time

From: Correlation between driving-related skill and alcohol use in young-adults from six European countries: the TEN-D by Night Project

 

First model

Second model *

 

Regression

coefficient

(95% CI)

p

Regression

coefficient

(95% CI)

p

BAC, 0.1 g/l increase

0.015

(0.012; 0.018)

< 0.001

--

  

BAC classes

      

0.0 (ref. category)

--

  

0

--

--

0.01-0.19

--

  

-0.016

(-0.037; 0.005)

0.144

0.20-0.49

--

  

0.018

(-0.002; 0.037)

0.068

0.50-0.99

--

  

0.050

(0.031; 0.070)

< 0.001

> = 1.00

--

  

0.196

(0.147; 0.244)

< 0.001

Drug use

-0.007

(-0.041; 0.026)

0.7

-0.015

(-0.054; 0.024)

0.5

BAC*drug use

0.015

(0.006; 0.024)

0.002

0.010

(0.005; 0.014)

< 0.001

Male gender

-0.065

(-0.042; -0.088)

< 0.001

-0.076

(-0.054; -0.097)

< 0.001

BAC*Male gender

-0.011

(-0.004; -0.019)

0.003

-0.008

(-0.004; -0.011)

< 0.001

Age, 1-year increase

0.003

(-0.001; 0.006)

0.10

0.003

(-0.001; 0.006)

0.090

Educational level, ordinal

0.001

(-0.012; 0.014)

0.9

0.001

(-0.013; 0.014)

0.9

Occupation

      

Student (ref. category)

0

--

--

0

--

--

Employed

0.013

(-0.010; 0.035)

0.3

0.011

(-0.011; 0.034)

0.3

Unemployed

0.075

(0.040; 0.110)

< 0.001

0.074

(0.039; 0.109)

< 0.001

Driving licence years

      

No licence (ref. category)

0

--

--

0

--

--

< = 2

0.090

(0.057; 0.124)

< 0.001

0.092

(0.059; 0.126)

< 0.001

3-5

0.068

(0.033; 0.103)

< 0.001

0.069

(0.034; 0.104)

< 0.001

> 5

0.043

(0.005; 0.082)

0.027

0.046

(0.007; 0.083)

0.019

Arrested because of driving after drinking in the last year

0.161

(0.101; 0.220)

< 0.001

0.158

(0.098; 0.217)

< 0.001

  1. * The second mixed model includes the same covariates of the first; the only difference is the inclusion of dummy variables for BAC classes (categorization).