Patient Demographics and Associations with Drinking Status (N = 1,699)
| Predictor Variable | Nondrinkers No. (%) | Moderate Drinkers No. (%) | Hazardous Drinkers No. (%) | Odds Ratioa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GED=general equivalency diploma. | ||||
| Note: percentages are row percentages, and may not add to 100% because of rounding. | ||||
| a Odds ratios are from ordinal logistic regression with the 3-level drinking status as the dependent variable, controlling for clustering by clinician, sex, age, and educational attainment. | ||||
| b Men vs women. | ||||
| c Per level with this ordinal representation of educational attainment. | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 500 (44.0) | 414 (36.4) | 223 (19.6) | 1.79b (1.42–2.25) |
| Male | 183 (32.6) | 223 (39.7) | 156 (27.8) | – |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 54.5 (18.0) | 49.0 (16.2) | 45.7 (16.8) | 0.98/y (0.97–0.98) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 102 (57.6) | 46 (26.0) | 29 (16.4) | 1.43c (1.29–1.60) |
| High school or GED | 268 (49.7) | 183 (34.0) | 88 (16.3) | – |
| Some college | 156 (35.3) | 178 (40.3) | 108 (24.4) | – |
| College or more | 157 (29.0) | 230 (42.5) | 154 (28.5) | – |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| White | 485 (39.5) | 469 (38.2) | 274 (22.3) | NS |
| African American | 103 (47.2) | 77 (35.3) | 38 (17.4) | – |
| Hispanic | 52 (37.4) | 55 (39.6) | 32 (23.0) | – |
| Other | 37 (37.0) | 31 (31.0) | 32 (32.0) | – |
| Missing | 6 (42.9) | 5 (35.7) | 3 (21.4) | – |