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. 2010 May;71(3):410–417. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.410

Table 3.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for AUD diagnostic status in 1994

OR [CI] for AUD diagnostic status in 1994a (referent group = no AUD symptoms)
AUD diagnostic status in 1989, demographic (characteristics, and) drinking and other substance-use measuresb Orphan 1 Orphan 2 Alcohol abuse Alcohol dependence
AUD diagnostic status in 1989
 No AUD symptoms 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Orphan 1 2.28** [1.92, 2.72] 1.98** [1.42, 2.75] 2.09** [1.68, 2.60] 1.63** [1.13, 2.35]
 Orphan 2 1.99** [1.42, 2.80] 3.72** [2.35, 5.89] 3.28** [2.34, 4.61] 3.95** [2.50, 6.22]
 Alcohol abuse 2.31** [1.89, 2.82] 1.74** [1.18, 2.58] 5.81** [4.76, 7.08] 4.57** [3.32, 6.28]
 Alcohol dependence 1.77** [1.27, 2.48] 2.56** [1.57, 4.19] 5.18** [3.88, 6.91] 11.0** [7.74, 15.7]
Gender
 Male 1.21** [1.06, 1.38] 1.10 [0.86, 1.41] 1.67** [1.43, 1.94] 1.85** [1.45, 2.36]
Race/ethnicity
 Hispanic 0.99 [0.77, 1.28] 0.94 [0.58, 1.50] 0.89 [0.66, 1.19] 1.03 [0.69, 1.54]
 Black 0.83 [0.68, 1.02] 1.48** [1.10, 1.99] 0.73** [0.57, 0.92] 1.19 [0.89, 1.59]
 White/other 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age, in years (1994) 0.97* [0.94, 0.99] 0.96** [0.92, 1.02] 0.95** [0.92, 0.97] 0.93** [0.89, 0.97]
Marital status (1994)
 Single 1.19* [1.02, 1.40] 1.59** [1.28, 2.12] 1.79** [1.52, 2.12] 3.68** [2.85, 4.76]
 Married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Previously married 1.31** [1.12, 1.54] 1.79** [1.35, 2.37] 1.73** [1.45, 2.08] 3.51** [2.69, 4.58]
Education (1994)
 <11 years 1.30* [1.05, 1.60] 1.78** [1.31, 2.42] 1.24 [0.99, 1.54] 2.11** [1.62, 2.75]
 12 years 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 >12 years 1.09 [0.96, 1.25] 0.67** [0.52, 0.87] 0.91 [0.78, 1.05] 0.58** [0.45, 0.74]
Heavy episodic drinking (1989) 1.95** [1.67,2.25] 2.65** [2.00, 3.52] 2.04** [1.71, 2.42] 2.36** [1.78, 3.13]
Early-onset alcohol use (1982) 1.15 [0.99, 1.34] 1.12 [0.85, 1.47] 1.49** [1.28, 1.74] 1.22 [0.97, 1.54]
Marijuana use (1980) 1.41** [1.22, 1.63] 1.32* [1.02, 1.71] 1.36** [1.15, 1.60] 1.10 [0.86, 1.41]
Other illicit drug use (1980) 1.39** [1.18, 1.63] 1.13 [0.83, 1.54] 1.59** [1.33, 1.89] 1.79** [1.38, 2.32]
Antisocial behaviors >4 (1980) 0.96 [0.82, 1.13] 0.93 [0.69, 1.25] 1.18* [1.00, 1.40] 1.72** [1.36, 2.18]

Notes: AUD = alcohol use disorder; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

a

Data are weighted to 1994;

b

years in parentheses indicate when the corresponding measures were obtained.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.