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. 2013 Nov;74(6):902–908. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2013.74.902

Table 2.

Hierarchical linear modeling of alcohol consumption per interactive voice response (IVR) call day

Predictors Estimate SE t df probust Event rate ratio [95% CI]
Model 1
 Intercept -2.793 0.337 -8.30 69 .001
 IVR day number (t) 0.003 0.001 2.46 5483 .014 1.003 [1.001, 1.006]
 Module retrieval (t – 1) -0.161 0.098 -1.64 5483 .050a 0.852 [0.725, 1.000]a
 Urge to drink 1.178 0.133 8.83 69 .001 3.248 [2.490, 4.237]
 Weekend opportunity 0.138 0.047 2.91 5483 .004 1.148 [1.046, 1.260]
 Drug use other than alcohol 0.539 0.133 4.06 5483 .001 1.714 [1.321, 2.223]
Model 2
 Intercept -2.790 0.336 -8.31 69 .001
 IVR day number (t) 0.003 0.001 2.42 5482 .016 1.003 [1.001, 1.006]
 Module retrieval (t – 1) -0.491 0.268 -1.83 5482 .034a 0.612 [0.393, 0.951]a
 Urge to drink 1.278 0.145 8.80 69 .001 3.591 [2.689, 4.795]
 Weekend opportunity 0.142 0.046 3.07 5482 .003 1.153 [1.053, 1.262]
 Drug use other than alcohol 0.512 0.146 3.50 5482 .001 1.669 [1.253, 2.224]
 Module Retrieval × Urge 0.249 0.142 1.75 5482 .n.s.
Model 3
 Intercept -4.253 0.544 -7.82 68 .001
 Initial resolution status 1.100 0.247 4.45 68 .001 3.003 [1.835, 4.914]
 IVR day number (t) 0.003 0.001 2.34 5480 .019 1.003 [1.001, 1.006]
 Module retrieval (t – 1) -0.493 0.267 -1.85 5480 .032a 0.611 [0.394, 0.948]a
 Urge to drink 1.284 0.149 8.64 69 .001 3.611 [2.686, 4.854]
 Weekend opportunity 0.137 0.046 2.97 5480 .003 1.147 [1.048, 1.256]
 Drug use other than alcohol -0.246 0.392 -0.63 5480 .n.s.
 Module Retrieval × Urge 0.254 0.141 1.80 5480 .n.s.
 Resolution Status × Drug Use 0.301 0.129 2.33 5480 .020 1.352 [1.049, 1.742]

Notes: IVR day number (1–168) = time effect; probust = significance based on robust standard errors (SE; see text); CI = confidence interval based on analyses with robust SEs; n.s. = not significant.

a

Effects for module retrieval were tested one tailed at p ≤ .05.