Table 3.
Factors associated with drinking more than usual, compared with same as usual, over the past week.
| Proportion drinking more than usual, % (n) | Unadjusted | Adjustedb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | p | ORadj (95% CI) | p | ||
| Age, in years | – | 0.66 (0.63, 0.69) | <.001 | 0.73 (0.69, 0.78) | <.001 |
| Sex: Male | 30.1 (2,443) | ||||
| Female | 40.8 (3,123) | 1.60 (1.44, 1.76) | <.001 | 1.36 (1.22, 1.51) | <.001 |
| Ethnicity: BAME | 37.1 (561) | ||||
| White | 35.1 (5,004) | 0.92 (0.73, 1.15) | .450 | 1.08 (0.84, 1.39) | .555 |
| Post-16 education qualifications: No | 28.6 (1,194) | ||||
| Yes | 37.7 (4,372) | 1.51 (1.32, 1.73) | <.001 | 1.21 (1.04, 1.40) | .012 |
| Annual household income: < £30,000 | 29.2 (1,788) | ||||
| > £30,000 | 39.2 (3,778) | 1.56 (1.40, 1.74) | <.001 | 1.43 (1.27, 1.61) | <.001 |
| Diagnosed or suspected COVID-19: No | 34.8 (5,053) | ||||
| Yes | 40.9 (512) | 1.30 (1.10, 1.54) | .003 | 1.06 (0.89, 1.26) | .517 |
| Adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviours: No | 34.2 (223) | ||||
| Yes | 35.4 (5,342) | 1.05 (0.75, 1.48) | .777 | 0.89 (0.61, 1.30) | .553 |
| Significant stress about catching COVID-19: No | 33.6 (4,405) | ||||
| Yes | 43.6 (1,161) | 1.53 (1.34, 1.74) | <.001 | 1.22 (1.03, 1.45) | .020 |
| Significant stress about becoming seriously ill from COVID-19: No | 33.1 (4,120) | ||||
| Yes | 43.6 (1,446) | 1.56 (1.40, 1.75) | <.001 | 1.28 (1.10, 1.48) | <.001 |
| Significant stress about finances: No | 33.2 (4,312) | ||||
| Yes | 45.4 (1,254) | 1.67 (1.47, 1.90) | <.001 | 1.43 (1.24, 1.66) | <.001 |
| Significant stress about boredom: No | 34.8 (5,215) | ||||
| Yes | 44.1 (351) | 1.47 (1.15, 1.89) | .002 | 1.10 (0.84, 1.44) | .489 |
| Recent drop in household income: No | 34.3 (5,060) | ||||
| Yes | 49.4 (506) | 1.87 (1.54, 2.26) | <.001 | 1.23 (1.00, 1.51) | .055 |
| Key worker: No | 34.6 (4,128) | ||||
| Yes | 37.4 (1,437) | 1.13 (1.01, 1.26) | .032 | 0.92 (0.82, 1.03) | .191 |
| Physical health conditionsa: No | 37.8 (4,237) | ||||
| Yes | 29.1 (1,328) | 0.67 (0.60, 0.75) | <.001 | 0.91 (0.80, 1.03) | .128 |
| Diagnosed anxiety disorder: No | 34.0 (4,819) | ||||
| Yes | 46.6 (747) | 1.69 (1.45, 1.96) | <.001 | 1.24 (1.05, 1.46) | .011 |
| Survey date | – | 1.07 (1.06, 1.09) | <.001 | 1.06 (1.04, 1.08) | <.001 |
Note: All data are weighted to match the UK adult population on sex, age, ethnicity, education, and country of living.
a
Physical health conditions = high blood pressure, diabetes, heart or lung disease, or cancer.
b
Multivariable model fully adjusted for all variables in the table.