Table 5.

Racial/ethnic differences in the odds of alcohol-related problems by heavy drinker (HD) levels, among male current drinkers.

	Black (vs. white)	Hispanic (vs. white)
	AOR (CI)	AOR (CI)
3+ DSM Criteria
Levels 1–2: none/low	***10.2 (2.3, 45.0)	** 8.6 (2.1, 34.4)
Level 3: moderate	1.9 (.5, 7.4)	** 3.2 (1.3, 7.4)
Level 4: high	.7 (.3, 1.9)	.9 (.4, 2.2)
2+ Consequences
Levels 1–2: none/low	* 4.8 (1.1, 20.8)	† 4.1 (.9, 18.7)
Level 3: moderate	1.6 (.5, 5.2)	.7 (.3, 1.6)
Level 4: high	1.7 (.6, 4.6)	.7 (.2, 1.9)

Notes:

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^†p < 0.10; estimates from stratified logistic regression models (6 total) expressed as adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI); models adjusted for demographics (age, marital status, education & income), heavy drinking score, volume from 1–2 drinks and survey year.