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. 2019 Jul 16;9(7):e029184. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029184

Table 4.

Identified associations (n=132) according to measurements of alcohol consumption and work performance

Alcohol measure Work performance measure
Overall work performance/impairment Domain-specific work performance/impairment Impaired performance, quantity Impaired performance, frequency Prognosis work performance Work performance status
Consumption status [66↓*] and [67↑*] [54↑*] and [55↑*]
Frequency [11↓ns], [12↑*][14ns], [15ns], [58↑*] and [59↑*] [108↓ns], [109↑*], [124↑*] and [126↑ns] [49↑*], [113↓ns] and [114↓ns] [13↑ns] and [16↑ns]
Quantity [10↑*], [28|*], [29|ns], [30↓ns],
[31↓ns], [32↓ns], [33↓ns], [34↑ns],
[35↑ns], [39↑*], [50ns], [85↓ns],
[128↑ns], [129↑ns], [130|ns],
[131↑ns] and [132↑ns]
[6↑ns][7↑ns], [8↑ns],[9↑ns], [86↓ns][87↓ns], [88↓ns] and [89↓ns] [53↑ns] [24↓ns],[25↑ns]
Volume [62↑*][63↑ns][68↓*][69↑*],
[73↑ns][74↑ns][75↑ns][76↑ns],
[77↑*][78↑*][79↑ns][80↑ns],
[81↑*][82↑*][83↑*] and [84↑*]
[17↑*][18↑ns][19↑*][20↑ns],
[21↑ns][22↓ns][23↑ns] and [111↓ns]
[116↓ns]
Heavy episodic/binge drinking [5↑*] [1↑*][2↑*], [3↑*] and [4↑*] [112↓ns], [125↑*] and [127↑*] [117↑ns] [118↑*]
Hangover episodes [40↑*], [41↑*], [42↑*], [43↑*], [44↑*], [45↑ns], [46↑*] and [47↑*] [110↑*] [115↑*] [119↑*][120↑*] and [121↑*]
Composite instruments [36↑*][37↑*][38↑*][48↑ns],
[64↑*][65↑ns][92↓ns][93↓ns],
[94↓ns][122↑ns] and [123↑*]
[70↑ns][72↑ns][95↑*][96↑*],
[97↑*], [98|*], [99↓ns], [100↑ns],
[101↑*], [102|ns], [103↑ns],
[104↑ns], [105↑ns], [106↑*] and
[107↑ns]
[71↑ns]
Diagnosis [51↑*], [52↑*], [56↑*][57↑ns], [60↑*] and [61↑ns] [26↑*][27↑ns], [90↓ns] and [91↑ns]

Number in brackets=association ID; assessed quality level indicated by typeface: italic=low, regular=moderate, bold=high; ↑=positive association; ↓=negative association; |=association in non-consistent direction.

*Significant association.

ns, non-significant association.