Key health promotion factors among male members of staff at a higher educational institution: A cross-sectional postal survey

Table 4 Association between alcohol consumption, some socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics (n = 501)

Factors ^(b)	Alcohol (drank less than recommended 21 units per week)				χ²-test	Logistic Regression
	yes^(a), (n = 423)		no (n = 78)
	n	%	n	%	Unadjusted p value	Adjusted p value	OR	95% CI
Age						0.4
33 and under	53	75	18	25	0.1	-	1.0	Referent
34–42	108	82	23	18		0.8	0.9	0.4–2.0
43–50	105	89	13	11		0.1	0.5	0.2–1.5
51–59	114	87	17	13		0.2	0.5	0.2–1.3
60 and over	43	86	7	14		0.5	0.7	0.2–2.0
Marital status						0.1
Single	71	76	23	24	0.01	-	1.0	Referent
Married/living with partner	337	87	49	13		0.3	0.7	0.4–1.4
Separated/divorced	15	71	6	29		0.3	1.9	0.6–6.3
Ethnicity
White British or European	394	84	75	16	0.5	-	1.0	Referent
Other	29	91	3	9		0.4	0.6	0.2–2.0
Smoking status
Non smoker&ex smoker	390	86	64	14	0.01	-	1.0	Referent
Current smoker	33	70	14	30		0.01	2.8	1.3–6.0
Physical activity level
No (have not met current guidelines for physical activity level	272	88	36	12	0.3	-	1.0	Referent
Yes (met current guidelines)	117	92	16	8		0.1	0.7	0.4–1.1
Job title						0.06
Professor/reader	66	82	15	18	0.04	-	1.0	Referent
Lecturer/senior lecturer	117	92	10	8		0.01	0.3	0.1–0.8
Research/Teaching fellow/assistant	73	78	21	22		0.6	0.8	0.3–1.8
Administrative& Secretarial staff& Support technical	81	80	20	20		0.7	0.8	0.4–1.9
Support manual	39	89	5	11		0.1	0.3	0.1–1.0
Other	47	87	7	13		0.2	0.5	0.2–1.4

^(a) have met guidelines for alcohol consumption (≤ 21 unit per week)
^(b) age, marital status, ethnicity, job title, smoking status, physical activity level as independent variables.

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