Table 4.
Multinomial logistic regression of characteristics associated with drinking status among Puerto Rican men (n 381) aged 45–75 years from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS) cohort, 2004–2009†
| LA | FD | HD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RRR‡ | 95 % CI | RRR‡ | 95 % CI | RRR‡ | 95 % CI | |
| Age (years) | 0·92** | 0·86, 0·98 | 0·97 | 0·94, 1·01 | 0·94** | 0·90, 0·98 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Elementary/middle | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| High school | 0·46 | 0·16, 1·33 | 0·82 | 0·43, 1·55 | 1·06 | 0·51, 2·21 |
| Post-secondary | 0·23 | 0·04, 1·29 | 0·48 | 0·20, 1·15 | 0·49 | 0·16, 1·48 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Married | 0·76 | 0·29, 2·00 | 0·81 | 0·45, 1·43 | 0·97 | 0·49, 1·92 |
| Income ($US)§ | 0·98 | 0·95, 1·02 | 1·00 | 0·98, 1·01 | 0·98* | 0·96, 0·99 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Unemployed | 0·54 | 0·12, 2·33 | 0·87 | 0·39, 1·97 | 1·25 | 0·51, 3·08 |
| Language preference | ||||||
| English | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Spanish | 0·85 | 0·14, 5·13 | 1·49 | 0·51, 4·33 | 2·21 | 0·58, 8·46 |
| Both equally | 1·08 | 0·16, 7·29 | 1·39 | 0·47, 4·15 | 1·47 | 0·36, 5·99 |
| Diabetes status | ||||||
| No diabetes | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Diabetes | 2·08 | 0·70, 6·13 | 1·60 | 0·85, 2·99 | 1·78 | 0·84, 3·76 |
| Emotional support score|| | 1·02 | 0·93, 1·13 | 1·02 | 0·96, 1·08 | 0·99 | 0·92, 1·06 |
| PAS score¶ | 0·95 | 0·88, 1·02 | 0·97 | 0·93, 1·02 | 0·97 | 0·92, 1·02 |
| Medication use†† | ||||||
| Yes | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| No | 1·45 | 0·49, 4·33 | 0·56* | 0·33, 0·98 | 1·83 | 0·83, 4·02 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0·98 | 0·89, 1·09 | 0·99 | 0·93, 1·05 | 0·98 | 0·91, 1·05 |
LA, lifetime abstainer; FD, former drinker; HD, heavy drinker; RRR, relative risk ratio; PAS, Psychological Acculturation Scale.
*P<0·05, **P<0·01.
†
Moderate drinking (MD) was used as the reference category.
‡
Indicates the ratio of the probability of choosing one outcome category over the probability of choosing the baseline category.
§
Per 1000 $US.
||
Emotional support score range 2–256.
¶
PAS score range 1–45.
††
Taking one or more medications for which alcohol is contraindicated.