Table 2.
Prevalence of alcohol-interactive (AI) prescription medication use by alcohol drinking status (non-drinker, current drinker), adults aged 20 years and older, United States, 1999–20101
| No. of AI medication used | Unadjusted (n=26,657)
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Adjusted (n=26,182)2
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| Total (n=26,657) |
Non-drinker (n=9,233) |
Current drinker (n=17,424) |
Non-drinker (n=9,064) |
Current drinker (n=17,118) |
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| N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | |
| Men3 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 7810 | 62.3 | (60.9–63.7) | 1631 | 49.3 | (46.6–52.0) | 6179 | 66.3 | (64.9–67.6) | 1600 | 57.7 | (55.3–60.1) | 6050 | 63.3 | (61.9–64.7) |
| ≥1 | 5747 | 37.7 | (36.3–39.1) | 2198 | 50.7 | (48.0–53.4) | 3549 | 33.7 | (32.4–35.1) | 2168 | 42.3 | (39.9–44.7) | 3508 | 36.7 | (35.3–38.1) |
| Women3 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 6586 | 52.3 | (50.9–53.7) | 2236 | 43.4 | (41.0–45.7) | 4350 | 56.9 | (55.3–58.5) | 2194 | 49.5 | (47.2–51.7) | 4270 | 53.7 | (52.1–55.2) |
| ≥1 | 6514 | 47.7 | (46.3–49.1) | 3168 | 56.6 | (54.3–59.0) | 3346 | 43.1 | (41.5–44.7) | 3102 | 50.5 | (48.3–52.8) | 3290 | 46.3 | (44.8–47.9) |
| All3 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 14396 | 57.2 | (56.0–58.5) | 3867 | 45.7 | (43.6–47.9) | 10529 | 61.9 | (60.7–63.1) | 3794 | 53.6 | (51.6–55.7) | 10320 | 58.5 | (57.3–59.7) |
| ≥1 | 12261 | 42.8 | (41.5–44.0) | 5366 | 54.3 | (52.1–56.4) | 6895 | 38.1 | (36.9–39.3) | 5270 | 46.4 | (44.3–48.4) | 6798 | 41.5 | (40.3–42.7) |
1
Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2010. Sample size (N) is unweighted; percentage estimates are weighted.
2
Percentage is adjusted for age, race-ethnicity, education, marital status, smoking and sex if applicable using logistic regression. N may not add to full sample due to missing data on covariates
3
P values <0.0001 for chi square test of number of AI medications for non-drinkers vs. current drinkers.