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Table 4 Association between lifetime and twelve month heavy drinking and EuroQoL health domains, health-related quality of life and work-day loss

From: Lifetime and twelve-month prevalence of heavy-drinking in Singapore: Results from a representative cross-sectional study

 

Lifetime heavy drinking

Twelve-month heavy drinking

 

A.

B.

C.

Pvalue1

D.

E.

F.

Pvalue1

Heavy drinkers with alcohol use disorder; n,% reporting moderate/severe problems (SE)

Heavy drinkers without alcohol use disorder; n,% reporting moderate/severe problems (SE)

Non-heavy-drinkers without alcohol use disorder n,% reporting moderate/severe problems (SE)

Heavy drinkers with alcohol use disorder; n,% reporting moderate/severe problems (SE)

Heavy drinkers without alcohol use disorder; n,% reporting moderate/severe problems (SE)

Non-heavy-drinkers without alcohol use disorder n,% reporting moderate/severe problems (SE)

EuroQol 5D domains

Mobility

3.5 (1.6)

3 (1)

3.6 (0.4)

0.8477

3.7 (2.6)

1 (0.4)

3.9 (0.4)

0.0006

Self-care

0.4 (0.4)

0.4 (0.3)

0.6 (0.2)

0.8662

.,.

.,.

0.6 (0.2)

.

Usual activities

5.2 (2.1)

2.7 (1)

2 (0.3)

0.126a

4.4 (2.8)

1.3 (0.6)

2.3 (0.3)

0.243

Pain/discomfort

23.4 (4.4)

12.7 (1.8)

15.5 (0.8)

0.0407b

12.3 (6.1)

13.6 (1.8)

15.6 (0.8)

0.5537

Anxiety/Depression

10.7 (2.8)

9.3 (1.6)

7.8 (0.6)

0.4072

17.4 (6.7)

7.2 (1.4)

8.2 (0.6)

0.1832

 

A.

B.

C.

P value 1

D.

E.

F.

P value 1

Heavy drinkers with alcohol use disorder; mean, (SE)

Heavy drinkers without alcohol use disorder; mean, (SE)

Non-heavy-drinkers without alcohol use disorder mean, (SE)

Heavy drinkers with alcohol use disorder; mean, (SE)

Heavy drinkers without alcohol use disorder; mean, (SE)

Non-heavy-drinkers without alcohol use disorder mean, (SE)

EuroQol 5D indexed score

All agegroups

0.918(0.01)

0.956(0.01)

0.951(0.002)

0.0267 c

0.930(0.02)

0.960(0.01)

0.950(0.002)

0.4370

18–34

0.916(0.02)

0.963(0.01)

0.971(0.003)

0.0010 d

0.913(0.03)

0.963(0.01)

0.969(0.003)

0.0579h

35–49

0.912(0.04)

0.951(0.01)

0.954(0.004)

0.5415

0.969(0.03)

0.942(0.01)

0.953(0.004)

0.3237

50–64

0.930(0.03)

0.950(0.02)

0.944(0.01)

0.7128

 

0.978(0.01)

0.943(0.01)

0.0078 i

65 and +

0.962(0.03)

0.917(0.05)

0.914(0.01)

0.5260

 

0.994(0.01)

0.912(0.01)

0.5131

EuroQol 5D visual Analogue Scale score

All agegroups

77.991(1.20)

81.996(0.74)

83.632(0.28)

<0.001 e

75.807(2.29)

82.352(0.74)

83.429(0.27)

<0.0001 j

18–34

77.362(1.62)

82.926(1.02)

85.307(0.44)

<0.001 f

76.370(2.81)

82.897(1.00)

84.981(0.44)

<0.0001 k

35–49

77.700(2.0)

81.322(1.28)

84.133(0.47)

0.0114 g

74.001(3.78)

81.535(1.27)

83.963(0.46)

0.0486 l

50–64

82.774(3.68)

80.212(2.04)

83.308(0.54)

0.6449

 

81.588(2.29)

83.170(0.53)

0.7741

65 and +

71.427(2.33)

79.504(3.59)

79.119(1.07)

0.1560

 

81.868(4.56)

78.882(1.04)

0.2687

Self-reported loss in work days

All agegroups

0.352(0.10)

0.595(0.14)

0.499(0.06)

0.095

0.407(0.22)

0.385(0.10)

0.524(0.06)

0.515

 

0.430(0.16)

0.493(0.14)

0.360(0.05)

0.595

0.408(0.28)

0.403(0.13)

0.387(0.05)

0.986

35–49

0.289(0.17)

0.666(0.27)

0.443(0.09)

0.301

0.404(0.28)

0.479(0.23)

0.457(0.09)

0.418

50–64

0.273(0.23)

0.800(0.65)

0.682(0.16)

0.093

.

0.171(0.10)

0.712(0.16)

0.022 m

65 and +

0.130(0.15)

0.767(0.72)

0.597(0.28)

0.551

.

0.035(0.04)

0.640(0.27)

0.716

  1. Estimates in bold are statistically significant.
  2. 1 Statistical testing for difference in scores, using multiple linear regression, and adjusted for gender, ethnicity (Chinese, Malays, Indians, Others), income level (3 categories), education level (4 categories), marital status (4 categories) and employment status (3 categories) and any chronic physical conditions.
  3. Significant post hoc tests:
  4. a. A vs. C (p value = 0.0106).
  5. b. A vs. C (p value = 0.0009) & B vs. C (p value = 0.0008).
  6. c. A vs. C (p value = 0.0135).
  7. d. A vs. C (p value = 0.0003).
  8. e. A vs. C (p value < 0.0001) & B vs. C (p value = 0.0190).
  9. f. A vs. C (p value < 0.0001).
  10. g. A vs. C (p value = 0.0158) & B vs. C (p value = 0.0315).
  11. h D vs. F (p value = 0.0419).
  12. i. E vs. F (p value = 0. 0078).
  13. j. D vs. F (p value < 0.0001).
  14. k. D vs. F (p value < 0.0001).
  15. l. D vs. F (p value = 0.0370).
  16. m. E vs. F (p value = 0.0215).
  17. All other two-way comparisons not significant.
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