Table 3.
Bivariable associations between alcohol consumption and demo-social factors: odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI)
| Variables | OR (95 % CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | German | ||||
| “Less than once a week” vs. “Never”a | “At least once a week” vs. “Never”a | “Less than once a week” vs. “Never”a | “At least once a week” vs. “Never”a | “Problem drinking” vs. “No problem drinking”a | |
| Female vs. maleb | 0.86 (0.70–1.04) | 1.07 (0.77–1.51) | 1.21 (0.92–1.58) | 0.41*** (0.32–0.53) | 0.30*** (0.25–0.37) |
| Having a partner, yes vs. nob | 1.63*** (1.31–2.01) | 1.68** (1.17–2.41) | 1.11 (0.86–1.44) | 0.89 (0.70–1.13) | 0.76** (0.64–0.91) |
| Father’s education, high vs. lowb | 1.02 (0.83–1.24) | 3.12*** (2.13–4.56) | 1.09 (0.84–1.41) | 1.30* (1.02–1.66) | 1.29** (1.08–1.54) |
| Subjective general health, good vs. poorb | 0.76 (0.56–1.04) | 0.73 (0.44–1.23) | 1.40 (0.99–1.98) | 1.50* (1.09–2.07) | 0.78 (0.61–1.00) |
| Income, sufficient vs. insufficientb | 0.67** (0.52–0.87) | 0.61* (0.40–0.92) | 0.85 (0.65–1.11) | 0.77* (0.60–0.99) | 0.90 (0.76–1.08) |
| Nutrition, important vs. unimportantb | 0.71* (0.51–0.99) | 0.42*** (0.26–0.68) | 1.41 (0.85–2.34) | 0.72 (0.46–1.12) | 0.59*** (0.45–0.78) |
| Grade, important vs. unimportantb | 0.74 (0.50–1.09) | 0.48* (0.27–0.85) | 1.44 (0.76–2.74) | 1.16 (0.65–2.08) | 0.54*** (0.36–0.81) |
| Perceived life quality, good vs. poorb | 0.95 (0.77–1.16) | 1.16 (0.82–1.64) | 1.17 (0.91–1.51) | 1.36* (1.07–1.72) | 1.04 (0.87–1.23) |
| Physical activity, less than once a week vs. at least three times a weekb | 0.84 (0.68–1.05) | 0.85** (0.38–0.87) | 0.73* (0.55–0.97) | 0.58*** (0.45–0.76) | 0.65*** (0.51–0.82) |
| Physical activity, 1–2 times a week vs. at least three times a weekb | 0.90 (0.74–1.09) | 0.68* (0.48–0.96) | 1.14 (0.87–1.49) | 1.09 (0.85–1.40) | 0.70*** (0.57–0.85) |
| Age | 1.14*** (1.08–1.19) | 1.33*** (1.23–1.45) | 0.97* (0.94–0.99) | 0.96** (0.93–0.99) | 1.01 (0.99–1.04) |
| Perceived stress scale scores | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 1.02 (0.99–1.04) | 0.98 (0.93–1.03) | 0.96 (0.92–1.01) | 1.05** (1.02–1.09) |
| BMI | 1.07*** (1,03–1.12) | 1.15*** (1.09–1.23) | 0.96* (0.92–0.99) | 1.01 (0.97–1.04) | 1.05*** (1.03–1.08) |
Significance of Wald test: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
aReference category of the dependent variables
bReference category of the independent variables