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Table 2 Multinomial model results comparing levels of awareness of alcohol increasing the risk of breast cancer among U.S. adult women in the ABLE survey

From: Demographic disparities in the limited awareness of alcohol use as a breast cancer risk factor: empirical findings from a cross-sectional study of U.S. women

Awareness of alcohol as breast cancer risk factor

Yes vs. No

Yes vs. Don’t know

Don’t know vs. No

Variable

Category

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age

18–25

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26–35

0.76 (0.60, 0.97)

0.78 (0.61, 1.00)

0.98 (0.78, 1.22)

 

36–45

0.88 (0.68, 1.12)

0.75 (0.58, 0.96)

1.17 (0.93, 1.46)

 

45–55

0.94 (0.73, 1.22)

0.75 (0.58, 0.97)

1.25 (0.99, 1.58)

 

56+

1.26 (0.96, 1.65)

0.73 (0.56, 0.94)

1.74 (1.36, 2.22)

Income

$0 to <$25K

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$25K to <$50K

1.08 (0.88, 1.31)

1.00 (0.82, 1.21)

1.08 (0.91, 1.28)

 

$50K+

1.17 (0.95, 1.45)

1.06 (0.86, 1.30)

1.11 (0.92, 1.34)

Education

Did not graduate High School

0.75 (0.51, 1.09)

0.78 (0.53, 1.13)

0.96 (0.72, 1.29)

 

Graduated High School

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Bachelor’s degree or higher

1.67 (1.37, 2.04)

1.50 (1.24, 1.82)

1.11 (0.92, 1.34)

Race and

Ethnicity

White non-Hispanic

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Black/African American, non-Hispanic

0.78 (0.61, 0.99)

0.97 (0.76, 1.24)

0.80 (0.65, 0.99)

Hispanic/Latinx

0.93 (0.73, 1.18)

1.02 (0.81, 1.30)

0.90 (0.73, 1.12)

AUDIT

Abstainer

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Low-risk Consumption

0.68 (0.57, 0.82)

0.78 (0.66, 0.93)

0.87 (0.74, 1.02)

 

Hazardous Consumption

0.69 (0.52, 0.91)

1.11 (0.83, 1.48)

0.62 (0.48, 0.80)

 

Probable alcohol use disorder

1.23 (0.91, 1.67)

1.85 (1.34, 2.55)

0.67 (0.49, 0.91)

  1. Note Model controlled for US region of residence, urban/rural status, self-reported health, source of medical info. Bolded text indicate significance at the p < 0.05 level