Table 5.

Factors associated with frequent drinking and drugs with addiction potential^a. (HUNT2 1995–1997 and HUNT3 2006–2008)

Outcome 1 (HUNT3): Frequent drinking (≥ 4 days/week)	Outcome 2 (HUNT3): Use of prescribed drugs with addiction potential	Outcome 3 (HUNT3): Possible combination of frequent drinking (≥ 4 days/week) and use of prescribed drugs with addiction potential
Factors assessed in HUNT2:	Factors assessed in HUNT2:	Factors assessed in HUNT2:
• Younger age	• Women	• More years of education
• More years of education	• Older age	• Daily smoker or former daily smoker
• Living in urban areas	• Daily smoker or former daily smoker
• Daily smoker or former daily smoker	• Poor health • Anxiety	• Frequent drinking (≥ 4 days/week)
• Frequent drinking (≥ 4 days/week)	• Been hospitalized in the last 5 years • Use of anxiolytic or sleep medication every week or more	• Use of anxiolytic or sleep medication every week or more

^aDetailed information from adjusted analyses is found in Table 4