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. 2024 Nov 26;7(11):e2447644. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.47644

Table 2. Multivariate Logistic Regression to Compare Individuals Who Did and Did Not Decrease Alcohol Use After Initiation of an AOM .

Characteristic aOR (95% CI) (nā€‰=ā€‰7491) P value
Age, y
18-29 1 [Reference] NA
30-44 1.08 (0.90-1.30) .42
45-54 1.02 (0.84-1.25) .82
ā‰„55 0.96 (0.77-1.19) .70
Sex
Female 1 [Reference] NA
Male 0.74 (0.64-0.85) <.001
Race and ethnicity
Asian 1.19 (0.79-1.76) .40
Black or African American 1.14 (0.90-1.43) .29
White 1 [Reference] NA
Othera 1.22 (0.89-1.68) .21
Missing 1.10 (0.92-1.33) .30
Obesity status at baselineb
Overweight 1 [Reference] NA
Obesity class I 1.26 (1.07-1.48) .005
Obesity class II 1.49 (1.26-1.77) <.001
Obesity class III 1.63 (1.36-1.96) <.001
Duration of follow-up, mean (SD), d 1.00 (1.00-1.00) <.001
Weekly alcohol use at baselinec
Category 1 1 [Reference] NA
Category 2 5.97 (5.17-6.91) <.001
Category 3 19.18 (13.25-28.86) <.001
AOM treatment
Metformin 1 [Reference] NA
Bupropion/naltrexone 1.42 (1.01-1.99) .04d
First-generation GLP-1 RA 1.22 (0.88-1.70) .23
Second-generation GLP-1 RA 1.19 (0.91-1.55) .20

Abbreviations: AOM, antiobesity medication; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist; NA, not applicable.

a

Includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or multiracial.

b

Overweight was defined as body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) of 25 to less than 30; class I obesity, BMI of 30 to less than 35; class II obesity, BMI of 35 to less than 40; class III obesity: BMI of 40 or greater.

c

Category 0, indicates none; category 1, 1 to 3 drinks for females and 1 to 6 drinks for males; category 2, 4 to 6 drinks for females and 7 to 14 drinks for males; category 3, at least 7 drinks for females and at least 15 for males.

d

This was no longer significant when accounting for weight loss.