Table 2.

Multiple linear regression predicting the difference in AUDIT scores during and before the COVID‐19 pandemic.

		Frequency	Quantity	Risky	Consumption	Dependence	Total
Gender	Female	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)
	Male	0.09	0.41**	0.42**	0.92**	0.44	1.52*
Age (years)	18–25	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)
	26–35	0.19	0.56***	0.51***	1.26***	0.33*	1.91***
	36–50	0.33***	0.87***	0.81***	2.00***	0.45**	3.26***
	51–65	0.22**	0.83***	0.87***	1.93***	0.65***	3.51***
	Female × 18–25	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)
	Male × 26–35	−0.02	−0.17	−0.14	−0.33	−0.34	−1.13
	Male × 36–50	−0.29	−0.52**	−0.43*	−1.23**	−0.45	−1.82*
	Male × 51–65	−0.25	−0.46**	−0.55**	−1.26***	−0.60*	−2.01**
Education	< High school	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)
	> High school	0.09	0.14**	−0.01	0.22*	−0.08	0.33
Stress	Low	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)	0 (Ref.)
	Medium	0.10*	0.04	0.15**	0.29**	−0.01	0.32
	High	0.11*	0.08	0.15**	0.33**	0.12	0.65**

n = 1612. Coefficients are unstandardized regression coefficients.

^* P < 0.05;

^** P < 0.01;

^*** P < 0.001. AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.