Table 4 Descriptive characteristics of current binge drinkersa
Characteristics | Total sample N = 900 | Students N = 593 | Non-students N = 307 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Median age (IQR) | 24.3 (22.2–27.9) | 23.0 (21.3–24.6) | 30.4 (26.3–43.4) | < 0.0001 | |||
≥ 25 years (ref. 18–24 years) | 393 | 43.7 | 131 | 22.1 | 262 | 85.3 | < 0.0001 |
Men | 231 | 25.7 | 127 | 21.4 | 104 | 33.9 | < 0.0001 |
Living with a partner (ref. single or other) | 493 | 54.8 | 294 | 49.6 | 199 | 64.8 | < 0.0001 |
Working (or studying) in the health field (ref. no working or studying in the health field) | 388 | 43.1 | 266 | 44.9 | 122 | 39.7 | 0.1417 |
Self-rated economic situation during childhood or adolescence among students. MD = 44 | / | ||||||
• Very comfortable to comfortable | / | / | 369 | 67.2 | / | / | |
• Suitable | / | / | 146 | 26.6 | / | / | |
• Difficult to very difficult | / | / | 34 | 6.2 | / | / | |
Current main source of income among students. MD = 44 | / | ||||||
• Family | / | / | 308 | 56.1 | / | / | |
• Scholarship | / | / | 87 | 15.8 | / | / | |
• Paid activities | / | / | 120 | 21.9 | / | / | |
• Others (student loan, thrift, etc.) | / | / | 34 | 6.2 | / | / | |
Medical diagnosis of mental disorders during lifetime (ref. no medical diagnosis of mental disorders) | 196 | 21.8 | 135 | 22.8 | 61 | 19.9 | 0.3183 |
Tobacco smoking in the past 12 months (ref. former smoking or no smoking) | 304 | 33.8 | 207 | 34.9 | 97 | 31.6 | 0.3194 |
Alcohol use disorderb in the past 12 months (ref. no alcohol use disorder) | 820 | 91.1 | 541 | 91.2 | 279 | 90.9 | 0.8605 |
Having been affected (formerly or currently) by Covid-19, with or without diagnostic test (ref. no having affected by Covid-19) | 90 | 10.0 | 58 | 9.8 | 32 | 10.4 | 0.7606 |
Lockdown alone (ref. no being alone during lockdown) | 146 | 16.2 | 95 | 16.0 | 51 | 16.6 | 0.8193 |
Being confined in a French zone with an excess of deaths (ref. no confined in risk zone). MD = 6 | 330 | 36.9 | 179 | 30.2 | 151 | 50.0 | < 0.0001 |
Physical activity in the last seven days (ref. no physical activity) | 763 | 84.8 | 498 | 84.0 | 265 | 86.3 | 0.3543 |
Suicidal thoughts in the last seven days (ref. no suicidal thoughts) | 98 | 10.9 | 76 | 12.8 | 22 | 7.2 | 0.0099 |
PHQ-9 ≥ 10c | 265 | 29.4 | 207 | 34.9 | 58 | 18.9 | < 0.0001 |
GAD-7 ≥ 10d | 199 | 22.1 | 150 | 25.3 | 49 | 16.0 | 0.0014 |
Self-reported changes in binge-drinking frequency during the last seven days | < 0.0001 | ||||||
• No change | 381 | 42.3 | 226 | 38.1 | 155 | 50.5 | |
• Decreased use | 470 | 52.2 | 343 | 57.8 | 127 | 31.4 | |
• Increased use | 49 | 5.5 | 24 | 4.1 | 25 | 8.1 | |