Table 1.
Sociodemographic risk factors for the transition to discrete stages of alcohol-related outcomes.
| Ever used alcohol among the Part II Sample (n=5692) |
Regular use of alcohol among alcohol users (n=5318) |
Alcohol Abuse among regular alcohol users (n=4378) |
Alcohol Dependence among alcohol abusers (n=1027) |
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| Socio- demographic |
Sociodemographic Category |
OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) |
| Age at Interview | 18–29 | 2.34* | (2.04–2.70) | 2.08* | (1.81–2.40) | 3.28* | (2.49–4.32) | 1.23 | (0.80–1.911.90) |
| 30–44 | 2.21* | (1.93–2.52) | 1.72* | (1.49–2.00) | 2.31* | (1.71–3.12) | 1.01 | (0.73–1.40) | |
| 45–59 | 1.80* | (1.52–2.14) | 1.45* | (1.27–1.67) | 2.07* | (1.48–2.89) | 1.07 | (0.72–1.58) | |
| 60+ | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | |
| Sex | Female | 0.75* | (0.71–0.80) | 0.61* | (0.56–0.68) | 0.53* | (0.45–0.63) | 1.12 | (0.88–1.43) |
| Male | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | |
| Race-ethnicity | Hispanic | 0.83* | (0.69–0.99) | 0.74* | (0.58–0.93) | 1.05 | (0.75–1.46) | 1.10 | (0.74–1.65) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.66* | (0.56–0.78) | 0.70* | (0.60–0.81) | 0.77* | (0.60–0.99) | 0.70 | (0.45–1.09) | |
| Other | 0.74* | (0.58–0.96) | 0.87 | (0.68–1.12) | 1.41 | (0.88–2.25) | 1.00 | (0.60–1.67) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | |
| Education | Student | 2.48* | (1.13–5.43) | 1.47* | (1.11–1.94) | 2.55* | (1.69–3.87) | 1.90* | (1.03–3.49) |
| Low (0–11 yrs) | 4.93* | (2.12–11.47) | 1.85* | (1.39–2.47) | 3.29* | (2.24–4.83) | 1.39 | (0.77–2.51) | |
| Low/Medium (12 yrs) | 5.36* | (2.44–11.78) | 1.99* | (1.51–2.62) | 2.20* | (1.57–3.08) | 1.55 | (0.85–2.80) | |
| Medium (13–15 yrs) | 5.14* | (2.20–11.97) | 1.76* | (1.34–2.32) | 1.42 | (0.90–2.23) | 1.59 | (0.91–2.79) | |
| High (16+ yrs) | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | |
| Marital status | Never married | 7.70* | (5.04–11.74) | 1.94* | (1.54–2.44) | 1.58* | (1.23–2.02) | 1.25 | (0.93–1.68) |
| Previously Married | 0.28* | (0.15–0.54) | 1.37* | (1.09–1.72) | 2.66* | (1.92–3.68) | 1.66* | (1.08–2.53) | |
| Married/Cohabiting | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | 1.0 | --- | |
| Onset | Age of onset of first alcohol use |
--- | --- | 1.02* | (1.00–1.03) | 0.95* | (0.93–0.96) | --- | --- |
| Age of onset of regular alcohol use |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.94* | (0.91–0.98) | |
Results are based on multivariate discrete-time survival model with person-year as the unit of analysis
*
OR significant at the 0.05 level, 2-sided test