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. 2021 Feb 16;21:359. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10382-y

Table 2.

Results of multinomial logistic regression analysis for the predictors of heavy and moderate drinking among men

Total 20-59 years
Heavy drinker vs. Abstainer Moderate drinker vs. Abstainer Heavy drinker vs. Abstainer Moderate drinker vs. Abstainer
Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age
 20-29 years 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 30-39 years 4.00 (2.25, 7.12)*** 0.93 (0.74, 1.17) 3.84 (2.15, 6.86)*** 0.92 (0.73, 1.16)
 40-49 years 4.91 (2.76, 8.72)*** 1.05 (0.83, 1.32) 4.65 (2.60, 8.31)*** 1.02 (0.80, 1.30)
 50-59 years 7.16 (4.00, 12.80)*** 1.51 (1.17, 1.93)** 6.78 (3.77, 12.21)*** 1.48 (1.15, 1.91)**
 60-69 years 5.69 (3.14, 10.31)*** 1.45 (1.12, 1.88)**
 70-79 years 2.65 (1.37, 5.14)** 1.59 (1.19, 2.14)**
Marital status
 Married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Never-married 0.37 (0.28, 0.50)*** 0.58 (0.49, 0.69)*** 0.34 (0.25, 0.47)*** 0.59 (0.48, 0.71)***
 Divorced or Widowed 0.47 (0.31, 0.72)*** 0.69 (0.52, 0.91)** 0.40 (0.22, 0.74)** 0.58 (0.38, 0.90)*
Living arrangements
 Living with others 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Living alone 2.27 (1.57, 3.26)*** 1.30 (1.02, 1.66)* 2.07 (1.31, 3.26)** 1.44 (1.07, 1.95)*
Educational levela
 High 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Middle 1.01 (0.81, 1.26) 0.80 (0.69, 0.92)** 0.92 (0.71, 1.19) 0.73 (0.62, 0.87)***
 Low 1.37 (1.01, 1.86)* 0.67 (0.54, 0.83)*** 1.34 (0.86, 2.08) 0.48 (0.34, 0.69)***
 Unknown 1.06 (0.75, 1.51) 0.84 (0.67, 1.06) 1.21 (0.77, 1.90) 0.87 (0.63, 1.19)
Household income quantile
 4th (highest) quantile 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 3rd quantile 0.97 (0.76, 1.25) 0.82 (0.70, 0.97)* 0.88 (0.65, 1.18) 0.77 (0.63, 0.93)**
 2nd quantile 0.90 (0.69, 1.17) 0.80 (0.67, 0.95)** 0.81 (0.58, 1.12) 0.74 (0.60, 0.92)**
 1st (lowest) quantile 0.80 (0.60, 1.08) 0.67 (0.55, 0.80)*** 0.64 (0.44, 0.95)* 0.58 (0.45, 0.74)***
Employment typeb
 Large-scale company 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Middle-scale company 1.17 (0.87, 1.57) 0.93 (0.77, 1.14) 1.18 (0.86, 1.61) 0.95 (0.77, 1.17)
 Small-scale company 1.02 (0.72, 1.46) 0.83 (0.66, 1.05) 1.06 (0.71, 1.57) 0.86 (0.66, 1.11)
 Self-employed 1.11 (0.79, 1.57) 0.71 (0.56, 0.90)** 1.49 (0.98, 2.26) 0.98 (0.72, 1.33)
 Others 0.87 (0.61, 1.24) 0.76 (0.60, 0.96)* 0.87 (0.57, 1.34) 0.85 (0.65, 1.11)
 Unemployed 0.68 (0.47, 0.99)* 0.59 (0.46, 0.74)*** 0.77 (0.45, 1.32) 0.49 (0.35, 0.67)***
Smoking status
 Non-smoker 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Smoker 2.44 (2.03, 2.94)*** 1.39 (1.22, 1.57)*** 2.94 (2.33, 3.71)*** 1.61 (1.37, 1.88)***

*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval

aLow: elementary school or junior high school graduation; Middle: high school or technical professional school graduation; High: 2-year college or university graduation and more

bSmall-scale company: employees of a company with fewer than 30 employees; Medium-scale company: employees in a company with 30 to 999 employees; Large-scale company: employees in a company with at least 1000 employees or government and municipal offices; Others: company officer and fixed-term employees etc.