Table 3 FIML analyses on associations between alcohol consumption at baseline and SWLS score at follow-up in unadjusted and adjusted SEM models in men (N = 3336) and women (N = 812)

Men (N = 3336)

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p- value

 0 units

-3.27 (-4.11;-2.44)

< 0.001

-1.83 (-2.64;-1.02)

< 0.001

-1.61 (-2.41;-0.80)

< 0.001

1.44 (-2.24;-0.65)

< 0.001

-1.27 (-2.06;-0.49)

0.001

 1-14 units

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

 15-21 units

0.10 (-0.41;0.62)

0.693

0.05 (-0.43;0.54)

0.828

0.05 (-0.44;0.53)

0.855

0.03 (-0.44;0.51)

0.887

0.09 (-0.38;0.56)

0.713

 ≥ 22 units

-0.99 (-1.45;-0.54)

< 0.001

-0.79 (-1.23;-0.36)

< 0.001

-0.59 (-1.03;-0.16)

0.007

-0.67 (-1.09;-0.25)

0.002

0.63 (-1.04;-0.22)

0.003

 < once per month

-0.97 (-1.49;-0.45)

< 0.001

- 0.64 (-1.13;-0.15)

0.010

-0.66 (-1.15;-0.17)

0.008

- 0.46 (-0.94;0.02)

0.060

-0.43 (-0.91;0.04)

0.074

 1-3 times per month

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

 ≥ once per week

-0.98 (-1.47;-0.49)

< 0.001

-0.76 (-1.22;-0.30)

0.001

-0.62 (-1.08;-0.16)

0.009

-0.60 (-1.05;-0.14)

0.010

-0.72 (1.16;-0.27)

0.002

Women (N = 812)

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p- value

B (95% CI)

p-value

B (95% CI)

p-value

 0 units

-2.48 (-3.60;-1.36)

< 0.001

-1.89 (2.98;-0.81)

0.001

-1.64 (2.72;-0.55)

0.003

-1.64 (2.71;-0.57)

0.003

-1.45 (-2.50;-0.39)

0.007

 1-14 units

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

Ref

–

 15-21 units

0.35 (-0.89;1.59)

0.577

0.12 (-1.07;1.32)

0.838

0.18 (-1.00;1.36)

0.766

0.11 (-1.06;1.28)

0.851

0.08 (-1.07;1.22)

0.897

 ≥ 22 units

-0.11 (-1.54;1.33)

0.885

-0.24 (-1.61;1.14)

0.737

- 0.12 (-1.49;1.25)

0.862

0.01 (-1.37;1.38)

0.992

0.05 (-1.29;1.39)

0.941