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Table 4 Hierarchical regression analyses of the effect of female index persons’ alcohol consumption and CAGE items on male spouses’ mental distress

From: Alcohol use and spousal mental distress in a population sample: the nord-trøndelag health study

  

Scaling of variable

Ba

CI (B)

betaa

p

adj. R2

p for R 2changed

Model 1:

      

.008

.000

Age spouse

Years

.002

.000, .003

.022

.024

  

Education

1 – 4b

-.020

-.035, -.004

-.027

.015

 

Education spouse

1 – 4 b

-.048

-.063, -.033

-.067

.001

  

Model 2:

      

.008

.101

Age spouse

Years

.002

.000, .004

.023

.017

  

Education

1 – 4 b

-.019

-.034, -.003

-.026

.020

Education spouse

1 – 4 b

-.047

-.062, -.032

-.066

.001

 

Alcohol consumption

1 – 3 c

-.043

-.095, .008

-.015

.101

  

Model 3:

      

.010

.000e

Age spouse

Years

.002

.000, .004

.025

.012

  

Education

1 – 4 b

-.020

-.036, -.004

-.028

.012

Education spouse

1 – 4 b

-.048

-.063, -.034

-.067

.001

Cut down

0, 1

-.038

-.158, .082

-.006

.538

Criticized

0, 1

.165

.004, .327

.020

.045

Felt bad or guilty

0, 1

.153

.069, .237

.037

.001

 

Eye-opener

0, 1

-.067

-.332, .198

-.005

.620

  

Model 4:

      

.010

.000

Age spouse

Years

.002

.001, .004

.027

.007

  

Education

1 – 4 b

-.019

-.035, -.003

-.026

.018

Education spouse

1 – 4 b

-.047

-.062, -.032

-.066

.001

Alcohol consumption

1 – 3 c

-.063

-.116, -.010

-.022

.020

Cut down

0, 1

-.013

-.135, .109

-.002

.837

Criticized

0, 1

.163

.001, .324

.020

.048

Felt bad or guilty

0, 1

.160

.076, .244

.039

.001

 

Eye-opener

0, 1

-.069

-.334, .196

-.005

.610

  

Model 5:

      

.093

.000

 

Age spouse

Years

.002

.000, .004

.024

.010

  

Education

1 – 4 b

-.010

-.025, -.005

-.014

.187

Education spouse

1 – 4 b

-.039

-.053, -.024

-.054

.001

Alcohol consumption

1 – 3 c

-.086

-.140, .-033

-.031

.002

Cut down

0, 1

-.123

-.240, -.006

-.021

.040

Criticized

0, 1

.124

-.031, .276

.015

.116

Felt bad or guilty

0, 1

.005

-.076, .086

.001

.902

Eye-opener

0, 1

-.130

-.384, .124

-.009

.314

Mental distress

Standardized

.204

.188, .220

.225

.001

Alcohol consumption spouse

1 – 3 b

.027

-.027, .081

.009

.326

Cut down spouse

0, 1

.176

.113, .238

.059

.001

Criticized spouse

0, 1

.160

.098, .221

.054

.001

Felt bad or guilty spouse

0, 1

.230

.178, .281

.091

.001

Eye-opener spouse

0, 1

.221

.114, .329

.037

.001

 

N=11,584 couples

       
  1. a B= unstandardized regression coefficient, beta=standardized regression coefficient.
  2. b 1= primary school, 4 = ≥years at university/college.
  3. c 1= low/moderate, lower 95%, 2 = high, 95-98%, 3= very high, top 2%.
  4. d P-value of the F-test of the R2 change compared to former model.
  5. e Compared to model 1.
  6. Spouses’ own responses.