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Table 4 Logistic regression model of having had a conversation about alcohol in healthcare in the past 12 months and having reported a positive effect 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

310

1

  

183

1

  

127

1

  

 Female

376

0.41

(0.28–0.59)

< 0.001*

240

0.41

(0.24–0.69)

< 0.001*

136

0.32

(0.17–0.57)

< 0.001*

Age

 16–29 years

127

1

  

101

1

  

26

1

  

 30–39 years

128

0.73

(0.38–1.40)

0.351

102

0.58

(0.28–1.19)

0.138

27

1.48

(0.26–8.40)

0.655

 40–49 years

105

0.40

(0.19–0.83)

0.015*

81

0.35

(0.15–0.79)

0.012*

24

0.53

(0.07–3.72)

0.520

 50–59 years

120

0.69

(0.35–1.33)

0.265

78

0.36

(0.16–0.81)

0.014*

42

2.52

(0.49–12.90)

0.267

 60+ years

206

0.85

(0.42–1.69)

0.638

62

0.29

(0.11–0.76)

0.012*

144

3.64

(0.71–18.69)

0.121

Education

 Primary education

35

1

  

21

1

  

14

1

  

 Secondary school

281

1.16

(0.53–2.55)

0.714

197

0.86

(0.30–2.50)

0.783

84

1.48

(0.41–5.26)

0.546

 University

362

0.72

(0.33–1.59)

0.422

205

0.68

(0.23–2.00)

0.490

157

0.69

(0.20–2.40)

0.565

 Other

8

0.66

(0.12–3.73)

0.642

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

8

0.41

(0.04–3.87)

0.438

Occupation

 Employed

387

1

  

289

1

  

98

1

  

 Student

57

0.77

(0.35–1.67)

0.504

43

0.74

(0.32–1.75)

0.497

14

0.75

(0.11–5.14)

0.773

 Unemployed

28

1.02

(0.41–2.55)

0.969

22

0.62

(0.20–1.93)

0.408

6

3.39

(0.35–32.56)

0.289

 Sick-listed

40

0.77

(0.33–1.75)

0.528

21

0.30

(0.06–1.43)

0.132

19

0.96

(0.27–3.43)

0.949

 Retired

110

1.20

(0.65–2.24)

0.555

22

1.57

(0.50–4.89)

0.438

88

0.80

(0.32–2.03)

0.638

 Other

64

0.76

(0.38–1.52)

0.439

26

0.45

(0.12–1.65)

0.228

38

0.63

(0.23–1.72)

0.373

Marital status

 Married/living together

452

1

  

281

1

  

171

1

  

 Single or living apart

226

1.02

(0.70–1.50)

0.897

142

1.01

(0.60–1.70)

0.962

84

0.98

(0.53–1.79)

0.939

 Other

8

0.54

(0.11–2.54)

0.438

0

N.A

N.A

N.A

8

0.53

(0.09–2.92)

0.463

Drinking categories

 Abstainers

80

1

  

46

1

  

34

1

  

 Moderate drinkers

412

0.78

(0.44–1.40)

0.411

265

1.17

(0.49–2.79)

0.725

147

0.59

(0.24–1.41)

0.237

 Risky drinkers

194

1.60

(0.87–2.95)

0.131

112

2.35

(0.94–5.88)

0.067

82

1.61

(0.63–4.09)

0.321

Healthcare visits in the past 12 months

 1 visit

157

1

  

122

1

  

35

1

  

 2 or more visits

529

1.14

(0.73–1.77)

0.564

301

1.27

(0.73–2.20)

0.398

228

1.34

(0.57–3.11)

0.502

Country

 Netherlands

263

1

  

N.A

N.A

N.A

 

N.A

N.A

N.A

 

 Sweden

423

0.43

(0.28–0.66)

< 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, N.A: not applicable
  2. Interaction between predictors and country = country*age: P = 0.031; country*sex: P = 0.518; country*education: P = 0.423; country*occupation: P = 0.498; country*marital status: P = 0.929; country*drinking categories: P = 0.494; country*number of visits to healthcare: P = 0.919
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