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Table 4 Odds ratios for being “pro-personal”: viewing alcohol consumption as a personal matter and not something health care providers should ask patients about

From: Beliefs and attitudes about addressing alcohol consumption in health care: a population survey in England

 

Model 1 (Crude)a

Model II (Multivariate)b

Variables

N

n (%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

N

n (%)

OR

95%

CI

p-value

Sex

 Men

1710

206 (12.0%)

1

  

1700

206 (12.1%)

1

  

 Women

1733

154 (8.9%)

0.71

0.57–0.89

0.003

1730

154 (8.9%)

0.68

0.54–0.85

0.001

Age

 16–24 years

482

35 (7.3%)

1

  

481

35 (7.3%)

1

  

 25–34 years

463

50 (10.8%)

1.55

0.98–2.43

0.06

463

50 (10.8%)

1.56

0.99–2.46

0.06

 35–44 years

496

58 (11.7%)

1.69

1.08–2.63

0.02

494

58 (11.7%)

1.87

1.20–2.92

0.006

 45–54 years

538

53 (9.9%)

1.40

0.89–2.18

0.14

533

53 (9.9%)

1.47

0.94–2.31

0.09

 55–64 years

528

42 (8.0%)

1.10

0.69–1.76

0.68

526

42 (8.0%)

1.15

0.72–1.85

0.56

 65 years or older

936

122 (13.0%)

1.91

1.29–2.84

0.001

933

122 (13.1%)

2.00

1.34–2.99

0.001

Social grade

 AB

905

70 (7.7%)

1

  

902

70 (7.8%)

1

  

 C1

1083

97 (9.0%)

1.17

0.85–1.62

0.33

1078

97 (9.0%)

1.28

0.92–1.77

0.14

 C2

633

89 (14.1%)

1.95

1.40–2.72

<.001

632

89 (14.1%)

2.05

1.47–2.87

<.001

 D

499

63 (12.6%)

1.72

1.20–2.47

0.003

495

63 (12.7%)

1.85

1.29–2.67

0.001

 E

323

41 (12.7%)

1.73

1.15–2.61

0.008

323

41 (12.7%)

1.82

1.20–2.75

0.005

Drinking excessively†

 AUDIT< 8

2962

320 (10.8%)

1

  

2962

320 (10.8%)

1

  

 AUDIT > = 8

468

40 (8.5%)

0.77

0.55–1.09

0.14

468

40 (8.5%)

0.80

0.56–1.14

0.21

  1. †Risky drinking defined as: Low-risk drinking (AUDIT< 8); High-risk drinking (AUDIT > = 8)
  2. OR, odds ratios; CI, confidence interval
  3. aModel I is crude
  4. bModel II is adjusted for sex, age, social grade and drinking status