Table 5 Odds ratios of alcohol-related inpatient care and/or death among mothers for full-time work (> 34 hours) versus other categories (0–34 hours), and for working 20–34 hours and > 34 hours versus 0–19 hours; crude (original population and population without those having another child in 1979–80) and models I-IV (95% CI).
Odds ratios Crude | Odds ratios Crude | Odds ratios Model I | Odds ratios Model II | Odds ratios Model III | Odds ratios Model IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original female population | Excluded: child 1979–80 | |||||
n = 43,450 | n = 33,696 | n = 33,406 | n = 33,406 | n = 33,406 | n = 33,406 | |
Dichotomised: | ||||||
Working hours: 0–34 hours N = 24,995; alcohol harm = 425 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Working hours: > 34 hours, n = 8,411; alcohol harm = 187 | 1.24 (1.06–1.45) | 1.30 (1.09–1.54) | 1.26 (1.06–1.50) | 1.83 (1.48–2.26) | 1.75 (1.41–2.16) | 1.71 (1.38–2.19) |
Categorised: | ||||||
Working hours: 0–19 hours N = 9,415; alcohol harm = 243 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Working hours: 20–34 hours N = 15,580; alcohol harm = 182 | 0.47 (0.40–0.56) | 0.45 (0.37–0.54) | 0.46 (0.38–0.55) | 0.84 (0.55–1.27) | 0.84 (0.55–1.28) | 0.81 (0.53–1.23) |
Working hours: > 34 hours N = 8,411; alcohol harm = 187 | 0.87 (0.73–1.03) | 0.85 (0.70–1.03) | 0.84 (0.69–1.02) | 1.57 (1.02–2.39) | 1.50 (0.98–2.29) | 1.41 (0.92–2.17) |