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. 2022 Oct 31;8(10):e32888. doi: 10.2196/32888

Table 2.

Comparison of the prevalence of 3 Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) measures between men who have sex with men (MSM) and general population men (GPM), by age, education level, size of place of residence and other drug use, Spain, 2018-2020a.


MSM, n (%) Sample size (n) GPM, n (%a) Sample size (n) aPRb (95% CI)c
Hazardous or harmful drinking (AUDIT score ≥8)

All participants 913 (15.6) 5862 902 (7.7) 10,349 1.8 (1.6-2.0)


Age (years)



16-24 184 (22.4) 821 216 (10.4) 1955 1.5 (1.2-2.0)



25-34 310 (18.8) 1650 275 (9.4) 2701 1.8 (1.5-2.3)



35-64 419 (12.4) 3391 411 (6.7) 5693 1.8 (1.5-2.2)


Education level



No university 437 (16.2) 2690 773 (8.1) 8533 1.8 (1.5-2.1)



University 475 (15.0) 3169 125 (6.0) 1767 1.7 (1.3-2.3)


Size of place of residence (inhabitants)



<10,000 73 (11.7) 622 213 (7.9) 2428 1.5 (1.1-2.0)



10,000-500,000 338 (14.0) 2417 566 (7.7) 6513 1.8 (1.5-2.1)



>500,000 385 (16.7) 2306 123 (7.5) 1408 2.2 (1.7-2.9)


Other drug use in past 12 months



No 67 (5.0) 1332 443 (5.0) 7797 0.9 (0.7-1.3)



Yes 755 (21.4) 3529 450 (16.9) 2402 1.2 (1.0-1.5)d
Hazardous drinking (AUDIT-Consumption score ≥4)

All participants 1950 (33.3) 5862 3472 (34.1) 10,349 0.9 (0.9-1.0)


Age



16-24 316 (38.5) 821 595 (30.2) 1955 1.1 (0.9-1.3)



25-34 633 (38.4) 1650 923 (34.0) 2701 1.1 (1.0-1.3)



35-64 1001 (29.5) 3391 1954 (35.0) 5693 0.9 (0.8-0.9)


Education level



No university 849 (31.6) 2690 2900 (34.9) 8533 0.9 (0.8-1.0)d



University 1100 (34.7) 3169 554 (30.4) 1767 1.0 (0.9-1.1)


Size of place of residence (inhabitants)



<10,000 188 (30.2) 622 946 (39.2) 2428 0.8 (0.7-0.9)



10,000-500,000 764 (31.6) 2417 2064 (32.9) 6513 1.0 (0.9-1.0)



>500,000 815 (35.3) 2306 462 (32.4) 1408 1.0 (0.9-1.2)


Other drug use in past 12 months



No 219 (16.4) 1332 2303 (30.5) 7797 0.6 (0.5-0.7)



Yes 1451 (41.1) 3529 1121 (46.3) 2402 0.9 (0-8-0.9)
Harmful drinking (AUDIT-Problem score ≥4)

All participants 715 (12.2) 5862 604 (5.0) 10,349 2.3 (2.0-2.7)


Age (years)



16-24 173 (21.1) 821 164 (7.6) 1955 2.3 (1.7-3.1)



25-34 231 (14.0) 1650 177 (6.1) 2701 2.1 (1.6-2.7)



35-64 311 (9.2) 3391 263 (4.2) 5693 2.4 (1.9-3.0)


Education level



No university 366 (13.6) 2690 527 (5.4) 8533 2.2 (1.8-2.6)



University 348 (11.0) 3169 74 (3.6) 1767 2.6 (1.7-3.8)


Size of place of residence (inhabitants)



<10,000 60 (9.6) 622 129 (5.0) 2428 1.8 (1.2-2.6)



10,000-500,000 270 (11.2) 2417 403 (5.2) 6513 2.1 (1.7-2.6)



>500,000 296 (12.8) 2306 72 (4.3) 1408 3.4 (2.4-4.7)


Other drug use in past 12 months



No 61 (4.6) 1332 260 (2.9) 7797 1.4 (1.0-2.0)d



Yes 583 (16.5) 3529 336 (12.3) 2402 1.5 (1.2-1.8)

aCrude prevalence. For the GPM sample, data were weighted by region, size of place of residence, age, and sex.

baPR: adjusted prevalence ratio.

caPR were obtained from Poisson regression with robust variance in the framework of generalized linear models and adjusted by age, education level, size of place of residence, country of birth and economic status. The reference group (aPR=1) was general population men.

dP<.05.