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Table 2 Frequency of short-term risky drinkinga by beverage type, at baseline (N=152) and post- (N=92) intervention

From: The impact of a community-based risky drinking intervention (Beat da Binge) on Indigenous young people

Beverage type

Level of short-term risky drinking

Frequency of drinking sessions at as such risky levels

Baseline sample

Post intervention sample

Difference

Odds Ratio (Confidence Interval)

Chi-square/t-test statistic

p-value

   

n (%)

n (%)

%

   

Beer

At least 4 full strength bottles/cans (375ml) in single drinking session

neverb

3 (2.0 %)

7 (8.7 %)

5.6

0.18 (0.04 – 0.74)

7.06

0.03

monthly/less than monthly

45 (30 %)

17 (19 %)

−11

at least weekly

33 (22 %)

16 (17 %)

−4.3

UDL/mixed drinks

At least 4 bottles/cans (375ml) in single drinking session

neverb

1 (0.7 %)

5 (5.4 %)

4.8

0.07 (0.00 – 0.60)

18.6

<0.01

monthly/less than monthly

81 (54 %)

40 (44 %)

−10

at least weekly

64 (42 %)

10 (11 %)

−31

Spirits

At least one quarter of a bottle (750ml) in single drinking session

neverb

2 (1.3 %)

4 (4.3 %)

3.0

0.17 (0.03–0.95)

6.73

0.03

monthly/less than monthly

86 (57 %)

34 (37 %)

−20

at least weekly

53 (35 %)

13 (14 %)

−20

Wine

At least 4 glasses (125ml) in single drinking session

neverb

3 (2.0 %)

3 (3.3 %)

1.3

0.73 (0.13–4.08)

2.99

0.22

monthly/less than monthly

9 (5.9 %)

11 (12 %)

6.0

at least weekly

13 (8.6 %)

5 (5.4 %)

−3.1

  1. aMore than 4 standard drinks per single occasion of drinking
  2. breference category
  3. BOLD – statistically significant at 95 % level