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. 2012 Apr 12;9:E86. doi: 10.5888/pcd9.110204

Table 2.

Association Between Number of Unhealthy Days and Binge Drinking Intensity by Sex Among Binge Drinkers, 2008-2010a

Largest No. of Drinks Consumed on Any Occasion Physically Unhealthy Days Mentally Unhealthy Days

Predicted Mean (95% CI) β (P Value) Predicted Mean (95% CI) β (P Value)
Women
4 2.6 (2.3-2.8) 1 [Reference] 4.6 (4.3-4.8) 1 [Reference]
5 2.6 (2.3-2.8) −0.01 (.97) 4.8 (4.4-5.2) 0.24 (.22)
6 2.6 (2.3-2.9) 0.02 (.89) 5.2 (4.8-5.6) 0.61 (.004)
≥7 3.0 (2.7-3.3) 0.41 (.009) 6.3 (5.8-6.7) 1.69 (.001)
Men
5 2.1 (1.9-2.3) 1 [Reference] 2.9 (2.7-3.2) 1 [Reference]
6 2.3 (2.1-2.6) 0.19 (.10) 3.1 (2.8-3.3) 0.11 (.44)
7 2.1 (1.8-2.4) −0.04 (.78) 2.8 (2.5-3.1) −0.16 (.36)
≥8 2.6 (2.4-2.7) 0.42 (<.001) 4.0 (3.7-4.2) 1.01 (<.001)

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

a

Data from 50 states and Washington, DC, 2008-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Binge drinking defined as 4 or more drinks for women and 5 drinks or more drinks for men on an occasion. Sample size is 46,764 female binge drinkers and 63,223 male binge drinkers. Model adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, income, and employment.