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. 2022 Oct 17;6(10):e40215. doi: 10.2196/40215

Table 5.

Friday correlations among COVID-19 cases, alcohol metabolites and helpline calls (n=9).

Measures County cases County 7-day average SD 7-day average EtGa EtSb SD helpline total calls SD helpline-health care SD helpline-housing SD helpline- mental health/SUDc
County cases

r 1.00 0.60 0.48 0.39 0.02 0.37 0.76d 0.08 0.16
t 7 N/Ae 1.99 1.46 –1.11 –0.04 1.06 3.06 –0.22 0.43
P value N/A .09 .19 .30 .97 .33 .02 .83 .68
County 7-day average

r 0.60 1.00 0.97d 0.18 0.15 0.86d 0.90d 0.49 0.35
t 7 1.99 N/A 10.02 0.50 –0.40 4.43 5.47 1.47 –0.99
P value .09 N/A <.001 .63 .70 .003 <.001 .18 .36
SD 7-day average

r 0.48 0.97d 1.00 0.31 0.19 0.94d 0.82d 0.62 0.46
t 7 1.46 10.02 N/A 0.87 –0.50 7.10 3.72 2.09 –1.36
P value .19 <.001 N/A .41 .63 <.001 .01 .08 .21
EtG

r 0.39 0.18 0.31 1.00 0.37 0.32 0.06 0.22 0.63
t 7 –1.11 0.50 0.87 N/A –1.06 0.90 0.15 0.59 –2.13
P value .30 .63 .41 N/A .32 .40 .88 .58 .07
EtS

r 0.02 0.15 0.19 0.37 1.00 0.01 0.06 0.03 0.33
t 7 –0.04 –0.40 –0.50 –1.06 N/A –0.04 –0.15 –0.09 0.94
P value .97 .70 .63 .32 N/A .97 .88 .93 .38
SD helpline total calls

r 0.37 0.86d 0.94d 0.32 0.01 1.00 0.71d 0.77d 0.34
t 7 1.06 4.43 7.10 0.90 –0.04 N/A 2.67 3.22 –0.97
P value .33 .003 <.001 .40 .97 N/A .03 .01 .36
SD helpline-health care

r 0.76d 0.90d 0.82d 0.06 0.06 0.71d 1.00 0.17 0.10
t 7 3.06 5.47 3.72 0.15 –0.15 2.67 N/A 0.47 –0.25
P value .02 <.001 .01 .88 .88 .03 N/A .65 .81
SD helpline-housing

r 0.08 0.49 0.62 0.22 0.03 0.77d 0.17 1.00 0.27
t 7 –0.22 1.47 2.09 0.59 –0.09 3.22 0.47 N/A –0.75
P value .83 .18 .08 .58 .93 .01 .65 N/A .48
SD helpline-mental health/SUD

r 0.16 0.35 0.46 0.63 0.33 0.34 0.10 0.27 1.00
t 7 0.43 –0.99 –1.36 –2.13 0.94 –0.97 –0.25 –0.75 N/A
P value .68 .36 .21 .07 .38 .36 .81 .48 N/A

aEtG: ethyl glucuronide.

bEtS: ethyl sulfate.

cSUD: substance use disorders.

dP<.05

eN/A: not applicable.