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. 2022 Sep 2;58(2):249–266. doi: 10.1007/s00127-022-02357-0

Table 6.

Association between alcohol dependence and cannabis use once per week or more with employment status over 3-year follow-up (n = 1427)

Being unemployed over 3 years of follow-up
Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Substance use
 Alcohol dependenced score < 3 and cannabis use less than once per week Ref Ref Ref
 Alcohol dependence score ≥ 3 or cannabis use once per week or more 1.47 1.09 1.98 1.48 1.10 2.01 1.43 1.05 1.93
 Alcohol dependence score ≥ 3 and cannabis use once per week or more 2.74 1.56 4.80 2.75 1.60 4.72 2.44 1.44 4.12
Years of follow-up 0.76 0.66 0.86 0.76 0.67 0.87
Age 1.10 1.03 1.18 1.09 1.02 1.16
Gender
 Men Ref Ref
 Women 1.01 0.78 1.31 0.91 0.71 1.19
Education levele 0.60 0.49 0.74 0.63 0.51 0.78
Area deprivation indexf 1.01 0.93 1.08 1.01 0.93 1.08
Living place
 With parents Ref Ref
 Other 0.83 0.65 1.07 0.84 0.65 1.08
Depressive stateg
 No Ref
 Yes 2.05 1.53 2.75

aUnivariate analysis adjusted to years of follow-up

bAdjusted for sociodemographic factors

cAdjusted for sociodemographic factors and depressive state

dAUDIT sub-score for alcohol dependence by adding the score of items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

eBased on the International Standard Classification of Education

fRepresenting spatial socioeconomic disparities

gMeasured using the Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CESD) and a score ≥ 19