Table 4.
Logistic regression results for factors associated with the likelihood of receiving brief intervention for risky drinking
| Demographic-adjusted model | Behavioural-adjusted and socioeconomic-adjusted models | |||||||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 18–24 | Reference | |||||||||
| 25–34 | 1.56 | 0.84 to 2.89 | 1.46 | 0.77 to 2.78 | 1.46 | 0.76 to 2.80 | 1.60 | 0.82 to 3.14 | 1.51 | 0.79 to 2.85 |
| 35–44 | 2.49** | 1.39 to 4.47 | 2.05* | 1.09 to 3.86 | 2.14* | 1.13 to 4.07 | 2.42** | 1.26 to 4.64 | 2.32** | 1.23 to 4.36 |
| 45–54 | 2.74*** | 1.63 to 4.62 | 2.86*** | 1.62 to 5.07 | 2.98*** | 1.65 to 5.39 | 3.33*** | 1.86 to 5.97 | 3.43*** | 1.95 to 6.01 |
| 55–64 | 2.26** | 1.30 to 3.93 | 3.23*** | 1.76 to 5.92 | 3.20*** | 1.71 to 5.99 | 3.24*** | 1.77 to 5.93 | 3.93*** | 2.11 to 7.33 |
| 65+ | 2.68** | 1.53 to 4.71 | 4.94*** | 2.66 to 9.15 | 4.74*** | 2.50 to 9.02 | 4.41*** | 2.41 to 8.08 | 6.11*** | 3.25 to 11.5 |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | Reference | |||||||||
| Female | 0.68* | 0.49 to 0.93 | 0.62** | 0.43 to 0.89 | 0.65* | 0.45 to 0.92 | 0.60** | 0.42 to 0.85 | 0.64* | 0.45 to 0.91 |
| Region | ||||||||||
| North | Reference | |||||||||
| Midlands | 1.21 | 0.84 to 1.73 | 1.20 | 0.81 to 1.77 | 1.18 | 0.80 to 1.75 | 1.19 | 0.80 to 1.77 | 1.20 | 0.81 to 1.78 |
| South | 0.85 | 0.62 to 1.16 | 0.84 | 0.58 to 1.20 | 0.83 | 0.58 to 1.18 | 0.78 | 0.55 to 1.11 | 0.80 | 0.56 to 1.15 |
| Children in the household | ||||||||||
| None | Reference | |||||||||
| ≥1 | 0.79 | 0.53 to 1.17 | 1.06 | 0.69 to 1.64 | 1.06 | 0.69 to 1.62 | 1.06 | 0.69 to 1.64 | 1.08 | 0.70 to 1.65 |
| Self-reported disability | ||||||||||
| No | Reference | |||||||||
| Yes | 3.47*** | 2.54 to 4.74 | 1.97** | 1.34 to 2.90 | 2.16*** | 1.49 to 3.14 | 2.09*** | 1.42 to 3.06 | 2.09*** | 1.43 to 3.04 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | Reference | |||||||||
| Mixed race | 2.20 | 0.73 to 6.60 | 2.29 | 0.72 to 7.32 | 2.14 | 0.68 to 6.71 | 2.17 | 0.72 to 6.52 | 2.09 | 0.71 to 6.17 |
| Asian | 3.44 | 0.98 to 12.0 | 3.18 | 0.66 to 15.4 | 3.47 | 0.69 to 17.4 | 3.47 | 0.70 to 17.2 | 3.17 | 0.65 to 15.5 |
| Black | 0.35 | 0.07 to 1.86 | 0.17 | 0.02 to 1.31 | 0.19 | 0.02 to 1.63 | 0.17 | 0.02 to 1.54 | 0.18 | 0.02 to 1.51 |
| Arab/other | 4.41 | 0.95 to 20.4 | 9.58** | 1.98 to 46.4 | 8.29** | 1.70 to 40.4 | 8.02* | 1.51 to 42.5 | 8.78** | 1.77 to 43.5 |
| Time trend (monthly) | 1.00 | 0.99 to 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 to 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 to 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 to 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 to 1.02 |
| Past year smoker | ||||||||||
| No | Reference | |||||||||
| Yes | 1.09 | 0.79 to 1.52 | 1.17 | 0.84 to 1.62 | 1.16 | 0.84 to 1.62 | 1.07 | 0.77 to 1.49 | ||
| Motivation to cut down drinking | ||||||||||
| None | ||||||||||
| Moderate | 2.94*** | 2.06 to 4.20 | 2.91*** | 2.03 to 4.17 | 2.85*** | 2.00 to 4.06 | 2.93*** | 2.06 to 4.18 | ||
| High | 5.26*** | 3.33 to 8.30 | 5.27*** | 3.34 to 8.32 | 5.01*** | 3.18 to 7.90 | 5.18*** | 3.29 to 8.14 | ||
| AUDIT score | ||||||||||
| 8–15 | ||||||||||
| 16–19 | 2.77*** | 1.68 to 4.56 | 2.81*** | 1.72 to 4.59 | 2.88*** | 1.76 to 4.73 | 2.86*** | 1.75 to 4.69 | ||
| 20+ | 10.9*** | 7.12 to 16.6 | 11.7*** | 7.67 to 17.7 | 11.5*** | 7.54 to 17.6 | 11.4*** | 7.47 to 17.5 | ||
| Social grade | ||||||||||
| AB | Reference | |||||||||
| C1 | 0.97 | 0.63 to 1.49 | ||||||||
| C2 | 0.84 | 0.51 to 1.36 | ||||||||
| D | 1.20 | 0.68 to 2.10 | ||||||||
| E | 2.11** | 1.27 to 3.52 | ||||||||
| Education | ||||||||||
| University | Reference | |||||||||
| A-level | 1.10 | 0.68 to 1.79 | ||||||||
| GCSE | 1.12 | 0.73 to 1.71 | ||||||||
| Other | 1.48 | 0.80 to 2.72 | ||||||||
| None | 1.45 | 0.86 to 2.44 | ||||||||
| Employment status | ||||||||||
| Full-time | Reference | |||||||||
| Other | 1.56* | 1.08 to 2.25 | ||||||||
| Housing tenure | ||||||||||
| Owned | Reference | |||||||||
| Rented | 1.55* | 1.09 to 2.20 | ||||||||
| Constant | 0.04** | 0.01 to 0.27 | 0.01*** | 0.00 to 0.08 | 0.01*** | 0.00 to 0.07 | 0.01*** | 0.00 to 0.07 | 0.01*** | 0.00 to 0.06 |
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.