Table 2.
Distribution of positive answers according to baseline characteristics by AUDIT domains 30 days after an acute event in the sub‑sample of 146 participants from the ERICO study
| Domains | ||
|---|---|---|
| Subgroup of risk | Hazardous alcohol consumption | p-value |
| Frequency of drinking (question 1) | ||
| Male gender (%) | 46 (79.3) | 0.003 |
| Marital status (%) | ||
| Single | 6 (10.3) | 0.04 |
| Married | 43 (74.1) | |
| Separated | 6 (10.3) | |
| Widow(er) | 3 (5.2) | |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Current | 28 (48.3) | <0.001 |
| Past | 24 (41.4) | |
| Never | 6 (10.3) | |
| Typical quantity (question 2) | ||
| Male gender (%) | 21 (84,0) | 0.003 |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Current | 17(68,0) | < 0.001 |
| Past | 7 (28,0) | |
| Never | 1(4,0) | |
| Frequency of heavy drinking (question 3) | ||
| Male gender (%) | 36 (87.8) | < 0.001 |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Current | 20 (48.8) | 0.02 |
| Past | 16 (39.0) | |
| Never | 5 (12.2) | |
| Dependence Symptoms | ||
| Impaired control over drinking (question 4) | ||
| Acute coronary syndrome subtype (%) | ||
| Unstable angina | 0 (0) | 0.053 |
| NSTEMI | 5 (38.5) | |
| STEMI | 8 (61.5) | |
| Acute coronary syndrome subtype (%) | Increased salience of drinking (question 5) | |
| Unstable angina | 0 (0) | 0.046 |
| NSTEMI | 2 (25.0) | |
| STEMI | 6 (75.0) | |
| Morning drinking (question 6) | ||
| Male gender (%) | 18 (85.7) | 0.03 |
| Hypertension (%) | 11 (52.4) | 0.03 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 2 (10.0) | 0.03 |
| Harmful alcohol consumption | ||
| Guilt after drinking(question 7) | ||
| None | ||
| Blackouts (question 8) | ||
| None | ||
| Alcohol-related injuries (question 9) | ||
| Male gender | 9 (100,0) | 0.02 |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 1 (12,5) | 0.02 |
| Others concerned about drinking consumption (question 10) | ||
| Age range (years) (%) | ||
| 35-44 | 4 (9.8) | 0.02 |
| 45-54 | 14 (34.1) | |
| 55-64 | 14 (34.1) | |
| 65-74 | 3 (7.3) | |
| ≥ 75 | 6 (14.6) | |
| Male gender (%) | 34 (82.9) | 0.005 |
| Smoking (%) | ||
| Current | 24 (58.5) | < 0.001 |
| Past | 15 (36.6) | |
| Never | 2 (4.9) | |
| Hypertension (%) | 23 (56.1) | 0.006 |
| Sedentary lifestyle (%) | 19 (47.5) | 0.008 |
P-values are derived from the Chi-square test. Some proportions may not round up to 100% because of missing data STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI: non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.