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Table 3 Logistic regression model of having had a conversation about alcohol in healthcare in the past 12 months overall (model 1), in Sweden (model 2), in the Netherlands (model 3) in function of determinants

From: Conversations about alcohol in healthcare – cross-sectional surveys in the Netherlands and Sweden

Variables

Overall model

Sweden

Netherlands

N

ORa

95%CI

p-value

N

ORa

95%CI

p-value

N

ORa

95%CI

p-value

Sex

 Male

1621

1

  

928

1

  

693

1

  

 Female

1996

0.81

(0.69–0.96)

0.015*

1112

0.84

(0.70–1.07)

0.179

884

0.75

(0.57–0.99)

0.040*

Age

 16–29 years

750

1

  

542

1

  

208

1

  

 30–39 years

582

1.07

(0.80–1.43)

0.641

418

1.07

(0.77–1.48)

0.683

164

1.04

(0.53–2.07)

0.902

 40–49 years

612

0.86

(0.64–1.17)

0.344

422

0.94

(0.67–1.31)

0.701

190

0.78

(0.39–1.57)

0.481

 50–59 years

691

0.91

(0.68–1.22)

0.534

415

0.96

(0.68–1.34)

0.806

276

0.92

(0.48–1.76)

0.804

 60+ years

982

1.19

(0.86–1.64)

0.278

243

1.26

(0.84–1.90)

0.257

739

1.31

(0.68–2.53)

0.414

Education

 Primary education

171

1

  

106

1

  

65

1

  

 Secondary

1461

1.05

(0.71–1.55)

0.793

943

1.15

(0.70–1.87)

0.581

518

0.85

(0.44–1.65)

0.638

 University

1934

1.07

(0.73–1.59)

0.727

991

1.11

(0.68–1.82)

0.677

943

0.88

(0.45–1.70)

0.704

 Other

51

1.41

(0.66–3.02)

0.382

0

N.A

N.A

N.A.

51

1.23

(0.49–3.04)

0.661

Occupation

 Employed

2144

1

  

1470

1

  

674

1

  

 Student

349

1.11

(0.79–1.55)

0.555

230

1.20

(0.82–1.75)

0.353

119

0.93

(0.43–1.98)

0.844

 Unemployed

116

1.37

(0.89–2.12)

0.151

71

1.41

(0.84–2.37)

0.198

45

1.24

(0.56–2.74)

0.593

 Sick-listed

140

1.64

(1.11–2.40)

0.012*

79

1.31

(0.80–2.16)

0.280

61

2.06

(1.12–3.79)

0.021*

 Retired

587

1.01

(0.75–1.37)

0.936

116

0.99

(0.62–1.62)

0.999

471

0.83

(0.53–1.29)

0.408

 Other

281

1.51

(1.09–2.08)

0.012*

74

2.57

(1.54–4.27)

0.000*

207

1.03

(0.64–1.66)

0.889

Marital status

 Married/living together

2351

1

  

1294

1

  

1057

1

  

 Single or living apart

1215

1

(0.84–1.19)

0.97

746

0.98

(0.78–1.22)

0.830

469

1.12

(0.84–1.48)

0.441

 Other

51

0.92

(0.45–1.88)

0.818

0

N.A

N.A

N.A

51

0.92

(0.45–1.91)

0.833

Drinking categories

 Abstainers

467

1

  

210

1

  

257

1

  

 Moderate drinkers

2151

1.18

(0.91–1.52)

0.22

1267

1.08

(0.76–1.54)

0.658

881

1.35

(0.91–2.00)

0.141

 Risky drinkers

999

1.41

(1.06–1.87)

0.016*

554

1.25

(0.86–1.84)

0.245

439

1.74

(1.13–2.68)

0.012*

Healthcare visits

 1 visit

1411

1

  

929

1

  

482

1

  

 2 or more visits

2206

2.68

(2.23–3.22)

< 0.001*

1111

2.49

(2.00–3.09)

< 0.001*

1095

3.29

(2.30–4.70)

< 0.001*

Country

 Netherlands

1577

1

          

 Sweden

2040

1.99

(1.64–2.41)

< 0.001*

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; aORs are adjusted for age, sex, educational level, occupation, marital status, drinking categories, healthcare visits in the past 12 months, and country; * = significant at P-value ≤.05. Interaction between predictors and country were non-significant and removed from the model = country*sex: P = 0.416; country*age: P = 0.975; country*education: P = 0.765; country*occupation: P = 0.101; country*marital status: P = 0.459; country*drinking categories: P = 0.537; country*number of visits to healthcare: P = 0.191