Table 4.

Results of adjusted logistic regression analysis to determine the associations with sociodemographic characteristics and drinking behaviors.

	Female drinkers			Male drinkers
	OR	95%CI	p	OR	95%CI	p
AUDIT score ≥15
Age (years)
20–29	Ref.			Ref.
30–39	0.6	0.40, 0.90	0.014	0.83	0.67, 1.01	0.063
40–49	0.92	0.64, 1.33	0.671	0.78	0.64, 0.95	0.015
50–59	0.77	0.51, 1.16	0.207	0.89	0.72, 1.09	0.253
60–69	0.56	0.33, 0.98	0.041	0.9	0.70, 1.14	0.363
70–75	0.18	0.04, 0.78	0.022	0.62	0.42, 0.91	0.014
Drinker, 2 times/week or more
Age (years)
20–29	Ref.			Ref.
30–39	1.35	1.10, 1.66	0.004	1.74	1.50, 2.02	<0.001
40–49	1.95	1.60, 2.37	<0.001	2.24	1.93, 2.59	<0.001
50–59	2.54	2.06, 3.14	<0.001	3.13	2.67, 3.66	<0.001
60–69	2.64	2.06, 3.38	<0.001	4.62	3.85, 5.54	<0.001
70–75	2.85	1.92, 4.21	<0.001	4.28	3.28, 5.58	<0.001
Heavy episodic drinking
Age (years)
20–29	Ref.			Ref.
30–39	0.78	0.60, 1.01	0.064	0.92	0.78, 1.08	0.297
40–49	0.7	0.54, 0.91	0.006	0.81	0.69, 0.95	0.008
50–59	0.68	0.51, 0.89	0.006	0.91	0.77, 1.08	0.274
60–69	0.38	0.26, 0.56	<0.001	1.04	0.86, 1.25	0.704
70–75	0.35	0.17, 0.71	0.004	0.79	0.60, 1.03	0.084

Note: Adjusted for the following potential confounders: years of education, marital status, living circumstances, employment status, occupational status, personal income, non‐flusher, K6 score, and Link's scale score.