Table V.
Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for higher AUDIT class among cases and hidden drinkers (n=354)
| Variable | Unadjusted
|
Adjusted (n=314)
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Hidden drinker* | 1.69 (1.11–2.57) | 0.015 | 3.96 (2.04–7.68) | <0.001 |
| Age (years)† | ||||
| 18–24 | Reference category | |||
| 25–32 | 1.45 (0.63–3.33) | 0.379 | ||
| 33–45 | 1.72 (0.77–3.82) | 0.184 | ||
| ≥46 | 2.13 (0.95, –4.76) | 0.066 | ||
| Area | ||||
| Uthramatha Koil | Reference category | Reference category | ||
| Filterbed Medu | 0.48 (0.27–0.85) | 0.012 | 0.48 (0.25–0.93) | 0.029 |
| Devaraj Nagar | 0.63 (0.30–1.32) | 0.220 | 0.96 (0.41–2.26) | 0.931 |
| SSK Maniyam | 0.95 (0.51–1.79) | 0.883 | 1.06 (0.51–2.20) | 0.876 |
| MGR Nagar | 1.11 (0.58–2.13) | 0.759 | 1.09 (0.53–2.24) | 0.818 |
| Bharathiyar Nagar | 0.85 (0.40–1.82) | 0.679 | 0.93 (0.41–2.12) | 0.866 |
| Married | 1.19 (0.70–2.05) | 0.519 | ||
| Ten years or more education‡ | 0.33 (0.19–0.60) | <0.001 | ||
| Low socioeconomic class | 1.36 (0.89–2.09) | 0.161 | ||
| Low socioeconomic class × hidden drinker§ | 2.48 (0.97–6.32) | 0.057 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | Reference category | |||
| Christian | 0.69 (0.35–1.37) | 0.291 | ||
| Muslim | 1.58 (0.62–4.04) | 0.343 | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | Reference category | |||
| Unskilled labourer | 0.99 (0.40–2.42) | 0.981 | ||
| Skilled labourer | 0.77 (0.29–2.08) | 0.611 | ||
| Business | 1.14 (0.16–8.29) | 0.900 | ||
| Lived ≤15 years in current residence‖ | 0.78 (0.51–1.19) | 0.250 | ||
| GHQ-12 positive | 2.97 (1.93–4.56) | <0.001 | 3.83 (2.34–6.28) | <0.001 |
| Smoking | 2.46 (1.60–3.77) | <0.001 | 1.78 (1.07–2.94) | 0.026 |
| Drink before 21** | 2.58 (1.73–3.82) | <0.001 | 2.71 (1.70–4.32) | <0.001 |
| Drinking current frequency before 27†† | 1.21 (0.83–1.77) | 0.328 | ||
Spend more than
 100/day††
|
4.63 (2.94–7.29) | <0.001 | 6.17 (3.48–10.92) | <0.001 |
|
Spend more than
100/day × hidden drinker§
|
0.38 (0.14–0.98) | 0.046 | 0.38 (0.14–1.04) | 0.059 |
| Mainly drinks IMFL | 4.88 (1.96–12.17) | <0.001 | 5.45 (1.86–15.99) | 0.002 |
| Usually drinks alone | 1.17 (0.80–1.71) | 0.431 | 1.44 (0.92–2.26) | 0.109 |
GHQ-12 General Heath Questionnaire (refer to text for definition)
IMFL Indian-made foreign liquor (refer to text for definition)
*
drinker who was initially not reported as a drinker during the census
†
categorized into quartiles among all men
‡
75th percentile used as cut-off
§
adjusted for main effects of the two variables. Only interactions that were significant at p<0.10 are shown
‖
25th percentile used as cut-off
**
legal drinking age in Tamil Nadu
††
median used as cut-off
Final model adjusted for hidden status, area, GHQ-12, smoking, underage drinking, money spent, money spent × hidden status, preferring IMFL, and drinking alone