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Table 5 Three models of the probability of reporting drinking patterns across timea

From: The changing alcohol drinking patterns among older adults show that women are closing the gender gap in more frequent drinking: the Tromsø study, 1994–2016

 

Tromsø 6 (2007–08)

Tromsø 7 (2015–16)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 1b OR (95% CI)

Model 2c OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 1b OR (95% CI)

Model 2c OR (95% CI)

Women ≥ 60 years

 Abstainingd

0.45 (0.40–0.50)

0.50 (0.44–0.60)

0.53 (0.46–0.60)

0.26 (0.23–0.29)

0.27 (0.25–0.31)

0.29 (0.25–0.33)

 Infrequent drinkinge

0.12 (0.10–0.15)

0.18 (0.15–0.23)

0.21 (0.16–0.26)

0.08 (0.06–0.10)

0.12 (0.09–0.15)

0.14 (0.11–0.18)

 Frequent drinkingf

5.93 (4.72–7.46)

5.48 (4.35–6.90)

4.81 (3.79–6.12)

9.06 (7.28–11.29)

8.49 (6.78–10.62)

7.19 (5.69–9.10)

 Moderate drinkingg

1.01 (0.84–1.20)

0.98 (0.82–1.17)

1.10 (0.91–1.33)

0.72 (0.62–0.85)

0.68 (0.58–0.81)

0.78 (0.66–0.93)

 At-risk drinkingh

0.99 (0.83–1.19)

0.88 (0.73–1.05)

0.81 (0.67–0.98)

1.38 (1.18–1.62)

1.41 (1.19–1.67)

1.29 (1.08–1.55)

 Any HED last yeari

0.42 (0.35–0.51)

0.44 (0.37–0.53)

0.43 (0.36–0.53)

0.62 (0.52–0.74)

0.68 (0.57–0.81)

0.68 (0.57–0.81)

Men ≥ 60 years

 Abstainingd

0.51 (0.44–0.60)

0.53 (0.45–0.63)

0.59 (0.49–0.70)

0.35 (0.30–0.41)

0.33 (0.28–0.39)

0.36 (0.31–0.43)

 Infrequent drinkinge

0.41 (0.36–0.48)

0.43 (0.37–0.50)

0.45 (0.39–0.53)

0.26 (0.23–0.30)

0.27 (0.23–0.31)

0.27 (0.23–0.31)

 Frequent drinkingf

2.43 (2.10–2.81)

2.31 (1.99–2.69)

2.22 (1.90–2.60)

3.87 (3.37–4.44)

3.88 (3.35–4.49)

3.73 (3.20–4.34)

 Moderate drinkingg

0.60 (0.53–0.69)

0.56 (0.49–0.64)

0.59 (0.51–0.67)

0.57 (0.51–0.64)

0.51 (0.45–0.58)

0.53 (0.47–0.61)

 At-risk drinkingh

1.66 (1.46–1.88)

1.66 (1.45–1.90)

1.62 (1.41–1.87)

1.75 (1.55–1.97)

2.07 (1.82–2.36)

2.03 (1.77–2.32)

 Any HED last yeari

0.77 (0.66–0.90)

0.82 (0.70–0.96)

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.96 (0.83–1.12)

1.22 (1.04–1.42)

1.23 (1.05–1.44)

  1. aOdds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI 95%), from Generalized Equations Models with 1994–95 as reference, stratified by sex
  2. bAdjusted for age and educational level (low/ high)
  3. cAdjusted for age, educational level (low/ high) and relationship status (living alone/with a partner)
  4. dTeetotaller or not drinking alcohol last 12 months; e < 2 times/week; f ≥ 2–3 times/week; g ≤ 2 units on typical drinking days; h ≥ 3 units/≥36 g of ethanol on typical drinking days; i ≥ 6 units/≥72 g of ethanol in one sitting
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