Table 3.
Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Interval) of any drinking yesterday versus last week, separately from between-and within-person approach
| Dominican Republic | Guatemala | Guyana | Nicaragua | Panama | Canada | Combined | Test of heterogeneity3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between-person | ||||||||
| Unadjusted | 1.49 (1.02, 2.18)* | 0.61 (0.37, 1.00)† | 0.95 (0.64, 1.40) | 0.71 (0.53, 0.97)* | 1.22 (0.86, 1.73) | 1.04 (0.62, 1.72) | 0.96 (0.82, 1.12) | Q=14.1 (p=0.015) |
| Adjusted1 | 1.45 (0.98, 2.16)† | 0.61 (0.36, 1.02)† | 0.97 (0.65, 1.47) | 0.78 (0.55, 1.11) | 1.24 (0.85, 1.83) | 1.03 (0.60, 1.76) | 1.00 (0.85, 1.18) | Q=10.0 (p=0.075) |
| Within-person | ||||||||
| Unadjusted | 1.86 (0.97, 3.56)† | 0.58 (0.33, 1.01)† | 0.82 (0.44, 1.53) | 0.41 (0.21, 0.81)* | 1.38 (0.79, 2.42) | 1.00 (0.51, 1.96) | 0.89 (0.70, 1.14) | Q=14.8 (p=0.011) |
| Adjusted2 | 1.57 (0.80, 3.07) | 0.56 (0.31, 1.01)† | 0.83 (0.44, 1.56) | 0.49 (0.24, 0.99)* | 1.34 (0.73, 2.48) | 1.01 (0.51, 1.99) | 0.93 (0.72, 1.19) | Q=9.7 (p=0.083) |
Controlling for gender, age and day of the week
Controlling for day of the week
Test of heterogeneity reports Q-statistics and relevant p-values based on χ2 test across 6 countries (df=5)
p<0.10,
p<0.05