Table 3. Prevalence and adjusted prevalence ratios of monthly, weekly and abusive consumption of alcoholic beverages in the Brazilian population aged 18 years and over, Brazil, 2013 and 2019.
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| Monthly consumption of alcoholic beverages | 26.49 | 25.76–27.24 | 30.02 | 29.41–30.64 | 1.009 | 1.007–1.011 | < 0.001 |
| Monthly consumption of alcoholic beverages - males | 39.23 | 38.14–40.34 | 41.16 | 40.28–42.05 | 1.004 | 1.002–1.007 | 0.001 |
| Monthly consumption of alcoholic beverages - females | 15.14 | 14.38–15.94 | 20.20 | 19.48–20.94 | 1.014 | 1.011–1.017 | < 0.001 |
| Weekly consumption of alcoholic beverages | 23.92 | 23.23–24.62 | 26.39 | 25.81–26.97 | 1.020 | 1.014–1.026 | < 0.001 |
| Weekly consumption of alcoholic beverages - males | 36.27 | 35.20–37.34 | 37.09 | 36.20–37.99 | 1.006 | 0.999–1.012 | 0.078 |
| Weekly consumption of alcoholic beverages - females | 12.92 | 12.23–13.65 | 16.96 | 16.29–17.64 | 1.053 | 1.041–1.065 | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol abuse | 13.62 | 13.11–14.15 | 17.06 | 16.59–17.55 | 1.045 | 1.038–1.053 | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol abuse - males | 21.52 | 20.62–22.45 | 26.00 | 25.17–26.84 | 1.037 | 1.028–1.046 | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol abuse - females | 6.59 | 6.14–7.07 | 9.20 | 8.74–9.67 | 1.069 | 1.052–1.083 | < 0.001 |
Source: National Health Survey, 2013 and 2019
95%CI: 95% confidence interval
a PR: adjusted per sex and age
b Pearson’s c2 with Rao-Scott approximation.