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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 May 7;45(6):1166–1187. doi: 10.1111/acer.14611

Table 4.

Adjusted odds ratios 95% confidence intervals, and p-values for the associations of demographic and biologic variables with PEth sensitivity (PEth ≥8 ng/mL) among observations with unhealthy drinking reported. Statistically significant comparisons are bolded.

Predictors Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
N Studies 21 13 9
N 4073 3188 2367
AUDIT-C score*
 6 vs 4 1.78 (1.40–2.27, p<0.001) 1.64 (1.28–2.10, p<0.001) 1.38 (1.11–1.72, p<0.001)
 10 vs 4 3.37 (2.05–5.53, p<0.001) 2.62 (1.79–3.83, p<0.001) 2.10 (1.55–2.87, p<0.001)
Sex: Female vs Male 0.86 (0.61–1.22, p=0.396) 1.08 (0.82–1.42, p=0.589) 1.12 (0.81–1.54, p=0.500)
Race/Ethnicity
 African vs White 2.41 (0.81–7.21, p=0.115) 3.05 (1.07–8.72, p=0.037) 3.57 (0.73–17.42, p=0.116)
 African American vs White 1.30 (0.96–1.76, p=0.090) 1.54 (1.00–2.37, p=0.047) 1.70 (1.06–2.72, p=0.027)
 Other vs White 1.16 (0.72–1.86, p=0.540) 1.10 (0.85–1.43, p=0.471) 1.22 (0.90–1.64, p=0.202)
Age*
 30 vs 20 1.44 (0.93–2.23, p=0.098) 1.68 (1.02–2.76, p=0.041) 1.10 (0.62–1.95, p=0.737)
 40 vs 20 1.81 (0.89–3.69, p=0.101) 2.27 (1.01–5.12, p=0.048) 1.14 (0.45–2.94, p=0.786)
 50 vs 20 1.98 (0.86–4.58, p=0.110) 2.47 (0.95–6.40, p=0.062) 1.12 (0.36–3.42, p=0.847)
 60 vs 20 1.88 (0.82–4.32, p=0.135) 2.17 (0.86–5.45, p=0.099) 1.03 (0.34–3.11, p=0.965)
Method of blood collection: Venous vs finger-prick 0.92 (0.29–2.93, p=0.885) --- ---
BMI (per 5 kg/m2) 0.74 (0.66–0.83, p<0.001) 0.73 (0.65–0.81, p<0.001)
Hemoglobin (per 5 g/dl) 2.12 (1.52–2.96, p<0.001) 2.28 (1.57–3.30, p<0.001)
HIV+ (vs HIV-) 0.77 (0.66–0.89, p<0.001) 0.78 (0.64–0.95, p=0.013)
FIB-4 score
 1.45–3.25 vs <1.45 1.29 (1.02–1.63, p=0.032)
 >3.25 vs <1.45 1.87 (1.28–2.75, p=0.001)
*

Fitted values from quadratic variable