Table 3 Odds ratios for being “pro-routine”: believing that health care providers should routinely ask about patients’ alcohol consumption
Model I (Crude)a | Model II (Multivariate)b | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | N | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value | N | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
Sex | ||||||||||
Men | 1717 | 850 (49.5%) | 1 | 1707 | 848 (49.7%) | 1 | ||||
Women | 1738 | 890 (51.2%) | 1.07 | 0.94–1.22 | 0.32 | 1735 | 889 (51.2%) | 1.05 | 0.92–1.21 | 0.47 |
Age | ||||||||||
16–24 years | 485 | 234 (48.2%) | 1 | 484 | 234 (48.3%) | 1 | ||||
25–34 years | 466 | 249 (53.4%) | 1.23 | 0.95–1.59 | 0.11 | 466 | 249 (53.4%) | 1.19 | 0.92–1.54 | 0.18 |
35–44 years | 498 | 241 (48.4%) | 1.01 | 0.78–1.29 | 0.96 | 496 | 240 (48.4%) | 0.92 | 0.71–1.18 | 0.50 |
45–54 years | 540 | 273 (50.6%) | 1.10 | 0.86–1.40 | 0.46 | 535 | 271 (50.7%) | 1.03 | 0.80–1.32 | 0.82 |
55–64 years | 525 | 265 (50.5%) | 1.09 | 0.85–1.40 | 0.48 | 523 | 265 (50.7%) | 1.02 | 0.79–1.31 | 0.91 |
65 years or older | 941 | 478 (50.8%) | 1.11 | 0.89–1.38 | 0.36 | 938 | 478 (51.0%) | 1.01 | 0.81–1.27 | 0.92 |
Social grade | ||||||||||
AB | 901 | 515 (57.2%) | 1 | 898 | 514 (57.2%) | 1 | ||||
C1 | 1087 | 536 (49.3%) | 0.73 | 0.61–0.87 | <.001 | 1082 | 536 (49.5%) | 0.73 | 0.61–0.87 | 0.001 |
C2 | 636 | 293 (46.1%) | 0.64 | 0.52–0.79 | <.001 | 635 | 293 (46.1%) | 0.63 | 0.51–0.78 | <.001 |
D | 506 | 232 (45.8%) | 0.64 | 0.51–0.79 | <.001 | 502 | 230 (45.8%) | 0.62 | 0.50–0.77 | <.001 |
E | 325 | 164 (50.5%) | 0.76 | 0.59–0.99 | 0.04 | 325 | 164 (50.5%) | 0.83 | 0.68–1.02 | 0.08 |
Drinking excessively† | ||||||||||
AUDIT< 8 | 2973 | 1519 (51.1%) | 1 | 2973 | 1519 (51.1%) | 1 | ||||
AUDIT> = 8 | 469 | 218 (46.5%) | 0.83 | 0.68–1.01 | 0.06 | 469 | 218 (46.5%) | 0.83 | 0.68–1.02 | 0.08 |