Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of current drinkersa
Characteristics | Total sample N = 1355 | Students N = 796 | Non-students N = 559 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | Â | |
Median age (IQR) | 25.1 (22.5–31.9) | 23.0 (21.4–24.9) | 34.6 (27.2–52.1) |  < 0.0001 | |||
 ≥ 25 years (ref. 18–24 years) | 691 | 51.0 | 196 | 24.6 | 495 | 88.5 |  < 0.0001 |
Men | 316 | 23.3 | 160 | 20.1 | 156 | 27.9 | 0.0008 |
Living with a partner (ref. single or other) | 793 | 58.5 | 400 | 50.2 | 393 | 70.3 |  < 0.0001 |
Working (or studying) in the health field (ref. no working or studying in the health field) | 542 | 40.0 | 318 | 39.9 | 224 | 40.1 | 0.9641 |
Self-rated economic situation during childhood or adolescence among students. MD = 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  | / |
 • Very comfortable to comfortable | / | / | 489 | 66.2 | / | / |  |
 • Suitable | / | / | 195 | 26.4 | / | / |  |
 • Difficult to very difficult | / | / | 55 | 7.4 | / | / |  |
Current main source of income among students. MD = 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  | / |
 • Family | / | / | 400 | 54.1 | / | / |  |
 • Scholarship | / | / | 132 | 17.9 | / | / |  |
 • Paid activities | / | / | 158 | 21.4 | / | / |  |
 • Others (student loan, thrift, etc.) | / | / | 49 | 6.6 | / | / |  |
Medical diagnosis of mental disorders during lifetime (ref. no medical diagnosis of mental disorders) | 295 | 21.8 | 175 | 22.0 | 120 | 21.5 | 0.8201 |
Tobacco smoking in the past 12Â months (ref. former smoking or no smoking) | 365 | 26.9 | 236 | 29.6 | 129 | 23.1 | 0.0073 |
Having drinking alcohol at least once a month in the past 12Â months (ref. never or less than once a month) | 1266 | 93.4 | 733 | 92.1 | 533 | 95.3 | 0.0170 |
Alcohol use disorderb in the past 12 months (ref. no alcohol use disorder). MD = 2 | 943 | 74.6 | 577 | 78.8 | 366 | 68.8 |  < 0.0001 |
Having been affected (formerly or currently) by Covid-19, with or without diagnostic test (ref. no having affected by Covid-19) | 119 | 8.8 | 74 | 9.3 | 45 | 8.0 | 0.4249 |
Lockdown alone (ref. no being alone during lockdown) | 212 | 15.6 | 127 | 15.9 | 85 | 15.2 | 0.7087 |
Being confined in a French zone with an excess of deaths (ref. no confined in risk zone). MD = 14 | 519 | 38.7 | 227 | 28.8 | 292 | 52.7 |  < 0.0001 |
Physical activity in the last seven days (ref. no physical activity) | 1151 | 84.9 | 664 | 83.4 | 487 | 87.1 | 0.0606 |
Suicidal thoughts in the last seven days (ref. no suicidal thoughts) | 131 | 9.7 | 93 | 11.7 | 38 | 6.8 | 0.0027 |
PHQ-9 ≥ 10c | 366 | 27.0 | 270 | 33.9 | 96 | 17.2 |  < 0.0001 |
GAD-7 ≥ 10d | 294 | 21.7 | 212 | 26.6 | 82 | 14.7 |  < 0.0001 |
Self-reported changes in alcohol intake during the last seven days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  < 0.0001 |
 • No change | 514 | 37.9 | 252 | 31.7 | 262 | 46.9 |  |
 • Decreased use | 537 | 39.6 | 390 | 49.0 | 147 | 26.3 |  |
 • Increased use | 304 | 22.5 | 154 | 19.3 | 150 | 26.8 |  |