Table 3.

Crude and adjusted association between satisfaction with life (SWLS) and potential alcohol-related problems (AUDIT≥8).

	AUDIT (≥8 <16; 38.2%)*		AUDIT (≥16; 5.5%)*
	Odds ratio (CI 95%)	p-value	Odds ratio (CI 95%)	p-value
Satisfaction with life, crude	0.92 (0.90–0.94)	<0.001	0.67 (0.65–0.70)	<0.001
Satisfaction with life, adjusted for age	0.91 (0.89–0.93)	<0.001	0.67 (0.64–0.70)	<0.001
Satisfaction with life, adjusted for gender	0.91 (0.90–0.93)	<0.001	0.68 (0.65–0.70)	<0.001
Satisfaction with life, adjusted for marital status	0.97 (0.95–0.98)	<0.001	0.73 (0.70–0.76)	<0.001
Satisfaction with life, fully adjusted	0.95 (0.93–0.97)	<0.001	0.72 (0.69–0.75)	<0.001

Logistic regression models. N = 47,686.

^*AUDIT <8 represents the low risk group.

SWLS was standardized (Z-scored) in the logistic regression models.