Table 2.
Alcohol consumption and drinking practices.
| Total n= | Franco-Manitoban n = 185 | Anglophone n = 117 | AOR (95% IC) | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumed at least one alcoholic beverage (lifetime) | 96.3 | 96.7 | 95.7 | 1.34 (0.38; 4.65) | 0.649 |
| Consumed at least one alcoholic beverage (last month) | 88.6 | 90.2 | 86.2 | 1.44 (0.69; 2.99) |
0.333 |
| Frequency of consuming at least one alcoholic beverage in the last month⁎ | 1.75 | ||||
| 0 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 13.8 | (1.14; 2.69) | 0.010 |
| 1 or 2 days | 20.7 | 17.5 | 25.9 | ||
| 3 to 5 days | 31.8 | 30.6 | 33.6 | ||
| 6 to 9 days | 20.4 | 22.4 | 17.2 | ||
| 10 days or more | 15.7 | 19.7 | 9.5 | ||
| Binge drinking (lifetime)b | 81.6 | 84.7 | 76.7 | 1.60 (0.51; 2.19) | 0.125 |
| Binge drinking (last month)b,⁎ | 64.2 | 68.9 | 56.9 | 1.65 (1.01; 2.70) |
0.049 |
| Frequency of binge drinking (last month)b,⁎ | |||||
| 0 | 35.8 | 31.1 | 43.1 | 1.81 (1.17; 2.78) |
0.007 |
| 1 or 2 days | 34.1 | 32.8 | 36.2 | ||
| 3 to 5 days | 19.4 | 22.4 | 14.7 | ||
| 6 to 9 days | 7.4 | 8.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 10 days or more | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | ||
| Participated in drinking games (last month)⁎ | |||||
| Never | 13.4 | 9.9 | 18.8 | 2,14 (1,35; 3,39) |
0.001 |
| Rarely or sometimes | 35.5 | 32.0 | 41.0 | ||
| Most of the time or always | 51.0 | 58.0 | 40.2 |
Notes: Data are reported in percentages.
Odds ratio are adjusted for age, sex and living situation.
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio.
CI: confidence interval.
a
Value p for logistic regression adjusted for age, gender and living situation.
b
Binge drinking defined as consuming 5 or more alcoholic beverages within a 2 to 3-hour period.
⁎
Statistically significant at 5.0% with Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests.