Table 6.
Sociodemographic, social, and health-related factors associated with former drinking.
| Lifetime Abstention | Former Drinking | At-Risk Consumption a | Former Drinking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p | ||
| Secondary education | 1.00 (reference) | 0.52 | (0.14–2.01) | 0.344 | 1.00 (reference) | 0.40 | (0.15–1.08) | 0.070 |
| Higher education | 1.00 (reference) | 0.53 | (0.12–2.24) | 0.384 | 1.00 (reference) | 0.24 | (0.09–0.64) | 0.005 * |
| Income below median | 1.00 (reference) | 1.43 | (0.33–6.29) | 0.633 | 1.00 (reference) | 7.25 | (2.22–23.65) | 0.001 * |
| Born outside Sweden | 1.00 (reference) | 2.00 | (0.68–5.86) | 0.205 | 1.00 (reference) | 8.78 | (3.79–20.35) | 0.000 * |
| Having partner | 1.00 (reference) | 0.50 | (0.17–1.46) | 0.205 | 1.00 (reference) | 0.34 | (0.16–0.72) | 0.005 * |
| Living alone | 1.00 (reference) | 2.35 | (0.84–6.58) | 0.105 | 1.00 (reference) | 2.45 | (1.16–5.15) | 0.018 * |
| Lost partner >5 years | 1.00 (reference) | 3.22 | (1.09–9.51) | 0.034 * | 1.00 (reference) | 1.41 | (0.66–3.04) | 0.377 |
| Poor financial standard during childhood | 1.00 (reference) | 1.35 | (0.41–4.46) | 0.621 | 1.00 (reference) | 2.51 | (1.05–6.01) | 0.038 * |
| Unhappy childhood | 1.00 (reference) | 6.20 | (1.47–26.13) | 0.013 * | 1.00 (reference) | 2.83 | (1.26–6.39) | 0.012 * |
| Being religious | 1.00 (reference) | 0.55 | (0.18–1.64) | 0.282 | 1.00 (reference) | 4.42 | (1.89–10.37) | 0.001 * |
| Ever-smoker | 1.00 (reference) | 43.43 | (9.62–196.12) | <0.001 * | 1.00 (reference) | 2.11 | (0.78–5.66) | 0.139 |
| Physically inactive | 1.00 (reference) | 1.15 | (0.37–3.56) | 0.805 | 1.00 (reference) | 2.66 | (1.19–5.97) | 0.017 * |
| Dissatisfied with sleep | 1.00 (reference) | 5.42 | (1.02–28.82) | 0.048 * | 1.00 (reference) | 4.87 | (1.90–12.48) | 0.001 * |
| Life satisfaction | 1.00 (reference) | 1.31 | (0.91–1.90) | 0.152 | 1.00 (reference) | 1.56 | (1.21–2.01) | 0.001 * |
| General self-rated health | 1.00 (reference) | 1.38 | (0.78–2.42) | 0.267 | 1.00 (reference) | 1.79 | (1.17–2.75) | 0.008 * |
| Physical Component Summary score | 1.00 (reference) | 0.95 | (0.90–1.00) | 0.031 * | 1.00 (reference) | 0.93 | (0.90–0.97) | <0.001 * |
| Activities of Daily Living score | 1.00 (reference) | 0.96 | (0.88–1.04) | 0.323 | 1.00 (reference) | 0.91 | (0.85–0.97) | 0.004 * |
| CIRS-G score | 1.00 (reference) | 1.13 | (1.00–1.27) | 0.044 * | 1.00 (reference) | 1.15 | (1.05–1.26) | 0.004 * |
| Medications | 1.00 (reference) | 1.23 | (1.06–1.42) | 0.005 * | 1.00 (reference) | 1.22 | (1.11–1.34) | 0.000 * |
| Angina pectoris | 1.00 (reference) | 3.05 | (0.30–31.45) | 0.350 | 1.00 (reference) | 6.50 | (1.43–29.61) | 0.015 * |
| Diabetes | 1.00 (reference) | 2.33 | (0.52–10.40) | 0.270 | 1.00 (reference) | 3.56 | (1.30–9.76) | 0.013 * |
| Hospitalization preceding 10 y | 1.00 (reference) | 6.00 | (1.92–18.78) | 0.002 * | 1.00 (reference) | 3.80 | (1.51–9.60) | 0.005 * |
| Hospital admitted head injury | 1.00 (reference) | 6.41 | (1.22–33.55) | 0.028 * | 1.00 (reference) | 3.08 | (1.35–7.05) | 0.008 * |
| Grip strength | 1.00 (reference) | 0.96 | (0.92–0.99) | 0.025 * | 1.00 (reference) | 0.94 | (0.91–0.97) | <0.001 * |
| Self-selected gait speed | 1.00 (reference) | 2241.05 | (5.84–860659.48) | 0.011 * | 1.00 (reference) | 48.14 | (4.85–477.34) | 0.001 * |
Logistic regression models adjusted for sex with lifetime abstention and at-risk consumption as reference categories. CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics. a At-risk consumption: >98 g/week. * p < 0.05.