Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics considering the change in frequency of self-reported HED^b among drinkers participants of the “Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean” survey, 2020 (N = 9.554).^a

	Total		No HEDb		HED equalb		Decrease HEDc		Increase HEDd		p-value
	n = 9.554		n = 2.942 (34.94 %)		n = 1.505 (17.87 %)		n = 2.811 (33.38 %)		n = 1.162 (13.80 %)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex											<0.001
Women	5.292	64.00	2.189	41.36	762	14.40	1.660	31.37	681	12.87
Men	2.977	36.00	695	23.35	716	24.05	1.105	37.11	461	15.49
Age group											<0.001
18 to 29 yo	2.857	29.90	537	22.04	469	19.25	1.154	47.37	276	11.34
30 to 39 yo	2.919	30.55	823	31.79	520	20.08	841	32.48	405	15.65
40 to 49 yo	1.934	20.24	732	41.95	284	16.28	440	25.21	289	16.56
50 to 59 yo	1.200	12.56	516	47.82	172	15.94	258	23.91	133	12.33
60+ yo	644	6.74	334	58.49	60	10.51	118	20.67	59	10.33
Mean Age (SD)	37.79 ± 12.58		42.06 ± 12.95		36.38 ± 11.37		34.57 ± 11.90		38.33 ± 11.34
Family Income											<0.001
<1 min.wage	1.113	13.45	321	28.84	176	15.81	496	44.56	120	10.79
1−4 wages	2.546	30.77	788	30.95	514	20.19	949	37.27	295	11.59
5−10 wages	2.028	24.51	762	37.57	352	17.36	615	30.33	299	14.74
>11 wages	2.028	31.27	1.000	38.65	448	17.32	703	27.17	436	16.86
Work Situation											<0.001
Not working	1.177	12.32	305	30.53	184	18.42	396	39.64	114	11.41
Working	7.215	75.52	2.301	36.02	1.174	18.38	1.970	30.84	943	14.76
Student	850	8.90	185	24.41	120	15.83	384	50.66	69	9.10
Retired	312	3.27	151	54.91	27	9.82	61	22.18	36	13.09
Living status
With children	4.721	49.41	1.521	36.88	716	17.36	1.343	32.57	544	13.19	0.003
Alone	923	9.66	303	36.24	143	17.11	258	30.86	132	15.79	0.158
Living area											0.002
Urban	7.566	91.56	2.664	35.21	1.352	17.87	2.489	32.90	1.061	14.02
Rural	697	8.44	203	29.12	136	19.51	269	38.59	89	12.78
Mean Quarantine (SD)	2.10 ± 0.99		2.18 ± 0.95		2.04 ± 0.98		2.12 ± 0.97		2.24 ± 1.03		0.012
GADc											<0.001
Normal	3.314	34.69	1.210	40.84	491	16.57	906	30.58	356	12.01
Mild	3.598	37.66	1.108	35.05	583	18.44	1.052	33.28	418	13.23
Moderate	1.491	15.61	366	28.18	252	19.40	484	37.25	197	15.17
Severe	1.151	12.05	258	25.88	179	17.95	369	37.01	191	19.16

^aAll descriptive models were estimated between those who reported drinking in 2019.

^bHED: Heavy Episodic Drinking.

^cGAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale.