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. 2021 Jun 9;82(3):362–367. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2021.82.362

Table 1.

Associations between age 29/30 drinking intensity and past-5-year alcohol use disorder symptoms at age 35

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Variable Bivariate associations Multivariable associations
OR [95% CI] p AOR [95% CI] p
Age 29/30 alcohol use
 No/low (0–4) drinking (ref.) (ref.)
 Binge (5–9) drinking 5.76 [3.96, 8.38] <.001 5.61 [3.79, 8.30] <.001
 High-intensity (10+) drinking 13.11 [7.35, 23.36] <.001 12.26 [6.70, 22.41] <.001
Age 18 covariates
 Male (vs. female) 1.39 [1.06, 1.82] .016 0.98 [0.72, 1.35] .920
 White (vs. non-White) 2.01 [1.95, 2.08] <.001 0.93 [0.63, 1.36] .709
 Parents college degree (vs. no college degree) 1.56 [1.19, 2.04] .001 1.41 [1.03, 1.91] .029
Age 29/30 covariates
 College graduate (vs. non) 1.37 [1.02, 1.85] .039 1.26 [0.90, 1.76] .185
 Married (vs. not) 0.62 [0.47, 0.83] .001 0.81 [0.57, 1.17] .265
 Any children (vs. none) 0.67 [0.50, 0.89] .007 1.01 [0.71, 1.43] .970
Employeda 1.53 [0.97, 2.41] .067 1.26 [0.78, 2.04] .338
Year of age 35 data collection
 2010–2012 (ref.) (ref.)
 2013–2015 1.21 [0.87, 1.68] .252 1.13 [0.79, 1.63] .501
 2016–2018 1.49 [1.07, 2.09] .020 1.24 [0.85, 1.81] .272

Notes: Unweighted n = 1,253. OR = bivariate odds ratio; AOR = adjusted multivariable odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; ref. = reference.

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Employed defined as having two or more jobs, one full-time job, or one part-time job versus full-time homemaker, laid off or waiting to start a job, or no paid employment at all during the first full week of March.