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. 2011 Jul 1;11:526. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-526

Table 3.

Results of the multivariate analysis (mixed regression model) evaluating potential predictors of reaction time

First model Second model *
Regression
coefficient
(95% CI) p Regression
coefficient
(95% CI) p
BAC, 0.1 g/l increase 0.015 (0.012; 0.018) < 0.001 --
BAC classes
0.0 (ref. category) -- 0 -- --
0.01-0.19 -- -0.016 (-0.037; 0.005) 0.144
0.20-0.49 -- 0.018 (-0.002; 0.037) 0.068
0.50-0.99 -- 0.050 (0.031; 0.070) < 0.001
> = 1.00 -- 0.196 (0.147; 0.244) < 0.001
Drug use -0.007 (-0.041; 0.026) 0.7 -0.015 (-0.054; 0.024) 0.5
BAC*drug use 0.015 (0.006; 0.024) 0.002 0.010 (0.005; 0.014) < 0.001
Male gender -0.065 (-0.042; -0.088) < 0.001 -0.076 (-0.054; -0.097) < 0.001
BAC*Male gender -0.011 (-0.004; -0.019) 0.003 -0.008 (-0.004; -0.011) < 0.001
Age, 1-year increase 0.003 (-0.001; 0.006) 0.10 0.003 (-0.001; 0.006) 0.090
Educational level, ordinal 0.001 (-0.012; 0.014) 0.9 0.001 (-0.013; 0.014) 0.9
Occupation
Student (ref. category) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
Employed 0.013 (-0.010; 0.035) 0.3 0.011 (-0.011; 0.034) 0.3
Unemployed 0.075 (0.040; 0.110) < 0.001 0.074 (0.039; 0.109) < 0.001
Driving licence years
No licence (ref. category) 0 -- -- 0 -- --
< = 2 0.090 (0.057; 0.124) < 0.001 0.092 (0.059; 0.126) < 0.001
3-5 0.068 (0.033; 0.103) < 0.001 0.069 (0.034; 0.104) < 0.001
> 5 0.043 (0.005; 0.082) 0.027 0.046 (0.007; 0.083) 0.019
Arrested because of driving after drinking in the last year 0.161 (0.101; 0.220) < 0.001 0.158 (0.098; 0.217) < 0.001

* The second mixed model includes the same covariates of the first; the only difference is the inclusion of dummy variables for BAC classes (categorization).