Table 2.
Poisson multiple regression analyses with four traits of impulsivity predicting frequency of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems
Frequency of alcohol use | Alcohol-related problems | |||||
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β | SE | p | β | SE | p | |
Age | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
Race a | ||||||
Black | −0.24 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.15 |
Other | −0.29 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.97 |
Urgency | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Premeditation | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.71 |
Perseverance | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.49 | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
Sensation seeking | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Parental alcoholism | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
Psychological distress | −0.08 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
Frequency of alcohol use | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Reference category is white.
β= standardized estimate; SE = standard error.