Table 3b.

Predictors of mild relapse during the COVID-19 pandemic among men with resolved alcohol use disorder (n = 1029).

	Bivariate			Multivariate
Variable	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Problem characteristics
Lifetime AUD symptom count	1.09	(0.98, 1.21)	0.10	1.09	(0.97, 1.24)	0.14
Recovery group
Independenta	0.56	(0.28, 1.13)	0.11	0.69	(0.30, 1.54)	0.36
Assistedb	0.60	(0.23, 1.52)	0.28	0.6	(0.21, 1.71)	0.34
Treatedc	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Recovery length
<1 year	3.77	(1.32, 10.76)	0.01	2.66	(0.89, 7.92)	0.08
1–5 years	2.48	(1.25, 4.92)	0.01	1.86	(0.87, 3.95)	0.11
More than 5 years	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Recovery threat
COVID stressors count	1.03	(0.91, 1.17)	0.62	1.03	(0.90, 1.18)	0.67
Minor children in household
No	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Yes	1.15	(0.59, 2.26)	0.69	0.77	(0.38, 1.56)	0.47
Recovery support
Recovery capital	0.95	(0.92, 0.98)	0.01	0.93	(0.88, 0.98)	< 0.01
Social support	1	(0.98, 1.03)	0.86	1.01	(0.97, 1.05)	0.58
Demographic characteristics
Age
18–29 years	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
30–44 years	0.97	(0.31, 3.09)	0.96	1.08	(0.29, 4.09)	0.91
45–59 years	0.86	(0.27, 2.69)	0.79	1.09	(0.25, 4.88)	0.91
≥60 years	0.27	(0.08, 0.93)	0.04	0.51	(0.10, 2.63)	0.42
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Black, non-Hispanic	1.25	(0.38, 4.05)	0.71	1.18	(0.45, 3.09)	0.74
Hispanic, any race	1.41	(0.66, 3.01)	0.37	1.49	(0.64, 3.44)	0.35
Other, multiple races	1.52	(0.49, 4.73)	0.47	0.90	(0.20, 3.98)	0.89
Educational attainment
Less than high school	0.66	(0.21, 2.12)	0.49	0.36	(0.09, 1.39)	0.14
High school diploma	0.67	(0.31, 1.47)	0.32	0.33	(0.14, 0.80)	0.02
Some college	0.45	(0.21, 0.96)	0.04	0.34	(0.15, 0.79)	0.01
Bachelors or higher	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Employment status
Employed	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Unemployed	0.90	(0.28, 2.89)	0.85	0.72	(0.20, 2.64)	0.62
Out of labor forced	0.42	(0.19, 0.93)	0.03	0.53	(0.22, 1.28)	0.16
Relationship status
Married/cohabitating	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–
Formerly marriede	1.20	(0.58, 2.50)	0.63	1.04	(0.45, 2.37)	0.93
Never married	1.19	(0.54, 2.61)	0.67	0.64	(0.20, 2.00)	0.44
Household poverty status
<100% federal poverty level	2.31	(1.00, 5.30)	0.05	3.44	(1.59, 7.46)	< 0.01
100%−200% federal poverty level	0.92	(0.42, 2.00)	0.83	1.29	(0.54, 3.06)	0.57
>200% federal poverty level	ref.	–	–	ref.	–	–

^e Formerly married = widowed, divorced, or separated.

^aIndependent recovery = no lifetime use of treatment services and no lifetime use of mutual-help groups.

^bAssisted recovery = any lifetime use of mutual-help groups (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous) and no lifetime use of treatment services.

^cTreated recovery = any lifetime use of treatment services (e.g., in-patient or out-patient rehabilitation).

^dOut of labor force = retired, homemaker, full-time student, or disabled/unable to work.