Table 3.
Association of demographic and driving related variables with consumption of alcohol among motorcyclist.
| Variables | Alcohol consumption |
p-value | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No(n,%) | Yes(n,%) | ||||
| Age (year) | <18 | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | 0.001 | 7.50 (1.90–29.7) |
| 18–24 | 94 (56.0) | 74 (44.0) | 7.08 (2.07–24.27) | ||
| 25–34 | 98 (66.2) | 50 (33.8) | 4.59 (1.33–15.88) | ||
| 35–44 | 27 (77.1) | 8 (22.9) | 2.67 (0.64–11.14) | ||
| >45 | 27 (90.0) | 3 (10.0) | 1 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 141 (57.3) | 105 (42.7) | 0.001 | 2.03 (1.33–3.11) |
| Married | 123 (73.2) | 45 (26.8) | 1 | ||
| Education | Under diploma | 126 (61.8) | 78 (38.2) | 0.044 | 0.77 (0.44–1.35) |
| High school diploma | 102 (70.3) | 43 (29.7) | 0.52 (0.59–0.96) | ||
| University | 36 (55.4) | 29 (44.6) | 1 | ||
| Living location | Shiraz | 239 (63.2) | 139 (36.8) | 0.458 | 1.32 (0.63–2.77) |
| Other | 25 (69.4) | 11 (30.6) | 1 | ||
| Salary (×10,000 Rls) | ≤500 | 193 (64.1) | 108 (35.9) | 0.808 | 1 |
| >500 | 71 (62.8) | 42 (37.2) | 1.05 (0.68–1.67) | ||
| Usage times (per week) | ≤3 | 89 (67.9) | 42 (32.1) | 0.230 | 1 |
| >3 | 175 (61.8) | 108 (38.2) | 1.32 (0.85–2.04) | ||
| Type of motor | <125 cc | 244 (63.2) | 142 (36.8) | 0.382 | 1 |
| >125 cc | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | 1.45 (0.63–3.45) | ||
| Using mobile phone during driving | No | 161 (74.9) | 51 (24.1) | <0.001 | 1 |
| Yes | 103 (51.0) | 99 (49.0) | 3.03 (2.00–4.61) | ||
| Maneuvering while driving | No | 229 (67.4) | 111 (32.6) | 0.001 | 1 |
| Yes | 35 (47.3) | 39 (52.7) | 2.30 (1.38–3.83) | ||
| Speeding over the limit | No | 156 (75.4) | 51 (24.6) | <0.001 | 1 |
| Yes | 108 (52.2) | 99 (47.8) | 2.80 (1.85–4.3) | ||
| Usage reason | Non-recreational | 233 (66.0) | 120 (34.0) | 0.024 | 1 |
| Recreational | 31 (50.8) | 30 (49.2) | 1.88 (1.09–3.25) | ||
| Valid driver license | No | 170 (59.6) | 115 (40.4) | 0.010 | 1.82 (1.15–2.86) |
| Yes | 94 (72.9) | 35 (27.1) | 1 | ||
| RTA in past year | No | 99 (59.3) | 68 (40.7) | 0.118 | 1 |
| Yes | 165 (66.8) | 82 (33.2) | 1.38 (0.92–2.08) | ||
| Driving with technical defect | No | 175 (74.5) | 60 (25.5) | <0.001 | 1 |
| Yes | 89 (49.7) | 90 (50.3) | 2.95 (1.95–4.64) | ||
| Wearing safety helmet | No | 160 (57.8) | 117 (42.2) | <0.001 | 2.30 (1.46–3.65) |
| Yes | 104 (75.9) | 33 (24.1) | 1 | ||
Abbreviations in alphabetic order: OR = odds ratio; Rls = Iranian rials; RTA = road traffic accident.