Table 4.
Intra-household associationa of suicidal attempts in women and alcohol drinking (AUDIT score) in men in Chennai, India
| All females in households (n = 543) | Wives only (n = 299) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drinking pattern (AUDIT score) | Multivariate ORb | 95 % CI | Multivariate ORb | 95 % CI |
| Non-drinkers (scorec: 0–7) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Low risk (score: 8–15) | 0.97 | (0.12, 7. 46) | 1.94 | (0.15, 24.26) |
| Harmful, hazardous (score: 16–19) | 3.71 | (0.66, 20.75) | 4.30 | (0.40, 46.09) |
| Alcohol dependence (score: 20–45) | 4.01 | (0.81, 20.75) | 6.55 | (0.75, 56.77) |
| Test-for-trend | p = 0.10 | p = 0.08 | ||
aBased on logistic regression models
bAdjusted for age, occupation, monthly household expenditures, physical activity, number of household members, pain in past 4 weeks, number of self-reported NCD’s (eg, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, angina, kidney, cancer, asthma)
cAUDIT score