Table 2.
Alcohol consumption habits by age group
| 17-27 years n = 216 | 28-50 years n = 783 | 51-71 years n = 555 | ||||||||||
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| AUDIT variable | General population n = 105 | Depressed sample n = 111 | Group difference | Effect size | General population n = 243 | Depressed sample n = 540 | Group difference | Effect size | General population n = 260 | Depressed sample n = 295 | Group difference | Effect size |
| AUDIT total mean (SD) | 6.13 (5.15) | 5.69 (4.98) | F(1,193) = 0.001 | - | 3.89 (2.77) | 4.25 (4.01) | F(1,744) = 6.584** | ηp 2 = 0.009 | 3.16 (2.84) | 3.97 (3.95) | F(1,505) = 11.219** | ηp 2 = 0.022 |
| AUDIT-C mean (SD) | 3.53 (2.60) | 3.36 (2.21) | F(1,210) = 0.002 | - | 2.87 (1.87) | 2.87 (1.87) | F(1,768) = 1.862 | - | 2.36 (1.73) | 2.75 (1.93) | F(1,539) = 9.470** | ηp 2 = 0.017 |
| Alcohol problem scale mean (SD) | 1.77 (3.18) | 2.33 (3.35) | F(1,207) = 2.757 | - | 0.67 (1.46) | 1.39 (2.69) | F(1,770) = 23.118** | ηp 2 = 0.029 | 0.43 (1.65) | 1.23 (2.57) | F(1,539) = 24.660** | ηp 2 = 0.044 |
| Hazardous drinkers (%) | 37.9 | 37.6 | χ 2 = 0.002 | - | 13.1 | 21.4 | χ 2 = 6.839** | OR = 1.807 | 6.8 | 18.5 | χ 2 = 14.69** | OR = 3.11 |
| Binge drinker monthly or more (%) | 21.2 | 18.2 | χ 2 = 0.299 | - | 7.0 | 12.1 | χ 2 = 4.570* | OR = 1.823 | 5.0 | 11.6 | χ 2 = 7.79** | OR = 2.50 |
| Alcohol abstainers (%) | 16.3 | 11.8 | χ 2 = 0.909 | - | 13.2 | 9.3 | χ 2 = 2.711 | - | 14.0 | 11.6 | χ 2 = 0.738 | - |
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01