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Table 6 Results of multiple logistic regression analysis for correlates of never, former, current and hazardous drinking in males

From: Prevalence, patterns and correlates of alcohol consumption and its’ association with tobacco smoking among Sri Lankan adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Total (n)

Never drinker

Former drinker

Current drinker

Hazardous drinker

  

OR

95% CI for OR

OR

95% CI for OR

OR

95% CI for OR

OR

95% CI for OR

Sector of residence

         

Rural

1448

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Urban

304

0.7

0.5-0.9

0.9

0.7-1.3

1.5

1.1-2.0

1.3

0.8-2.2

Ethnicity

         

Sinhalese

1502

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Sri Lankan Tamil

58

1.5

0.8-2.8

0.3

0.1-0.9

1.3

0.7-2.4

0.3

0.07-1.4

Plantation Tamil

76

0.8

0.4-1.4

0.6

0.3-1.2

1.7

1.0-3.0

2.0

0.9-4.2

Muslim

113

12.7

1.7-21.0

0.9

0.5-1.4

0.04

0.02-0.09

0.0

0.0-0.0

Burgher

3

2.0

0.1-25.6

0.0

0.0-0.0

2.3

0.2-31.1

7.8

0.6-101.7

Level of education

         

Less than 5 years

360

0.6

0.3-0.9

1.5

0.9-2.5

1.2

0.7-1.6

3.2

1.3-7.7

6 to 11 years

1085

0.6

0.4-0.8

1.2

0.8-1.8

1.4

0.9-1.8

2.4

1.1-5.2

≥ 12 years

307

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Occupation

         

Senior officials and Managers

10

1.3

0.3-6.0

0.0

0.0-0.0

2.8

0.3-8.0

2.6

0.2-16.0

Professionals

49

1.0

0.5-1.9

0.9

0.4-2.0

1.2

0.6-2.3

0.0

0.0-0.0

Technical and Associated Professionals

75

0.6

0.3-1.2

0.4

0.1-0.9

2.6

1.4-4.7

1.4

0.5-4.2

Clerks

28

0.3

0.1-1.0

1.0

0.3-2.6

2.4

1.0-5.8

1.0

0.2-5.8

Sale and Service Workers

221

0.8

0.5-1.2

0.7

0.4-1.1

1.6

1.0-2.3

1.1

0.5-2.2

Skilled Agricultural and Fishery Workers

225

0.9

0.6-1.3

1.5

1.1-2.2

0.7

0.5-1.1

1.1

0.5-2.1

Craft and Related Workers

59

1.6

0.8-3.1

1.2

0.6-2.2

0.6

0.3-1.1

1.4

0.6-3.9

Plant and Mechanic Operators and Assemblers

100

0.7

0.4-1.3

0.6

0.3-1.2

1.8

1.0-3.1

1.1

0.4-2.6

Elementary Occupations

477

1.0

0.7-1.3

0.7

0.5-1.0

1.4

1.0-2.0

1.5

0.6-2.9

Armed Forces

11

1.4

0.3-5.9

1.0

0.2-4.8

0.8

0.2-3.1

0.0

0.0-0.0

No regular employment or unemployed

497

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Age category

         

18-29 years

306

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

30-39 years

329

0.4

0.3-0.6

0.9

0.6-1.5

2.1

1.5-3.1

2.2

0.9-.5.2

40-49 years

409

0.6

0.4-0.8

0.9

0.6-1.4

1.7

1.2-2.4

4.0

1.8-8.8

50-59 years

347

0.6

0.4-0.8

0.8

0.6-1.3

1.9

1.3-2.8

5.0

2.2-11.3

60-69 years

210

0.5

0.3-0.7

1.9

1.3-3.0

1.0

0.7-1.6

3.7

1.5-9.2

≥70 years

149

0.5

0.3-0.9

2.1

1.3-3.4

0.8

0.5-1.4

5.4

1.9-15.3

Current Smoker

         

Yes

682

0.2

0.1-0.3

0.7

0.5-0.8

5.6

4.4-7.1

4.8

3.1-7.2

No

1070

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Monthly income (LKR 000)

         

<7

861

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

7.1-13.0

463

0.8

0.6-1.0

1.0

0.7-1.3

1.3

1.0-1.7

1.6

1.1-2.6

13.1-25.0

300

0.7

0.5-1.0

0.9

0.6-1.3

1.5

1.1-2.1

1.3

0.7-2.6

25.1-50.0

104

0.8

0.5-1.4

0.6

0.3-1.1

1.7

1.0-2.9

2.6

1.1-6.2

> 50.0

24

1

0.4-2.6

0.2

0.02-1.4

2.2

0.8-5.9

1.8

0.3-9.8

  1. OR - Odds ratio, LKR – Sri Lankan Rupees.