Variables in mean (SD), median (IQR) or n (%) | No-alcohol misuse (n = 1117) | Alcohol misuse (n = 498) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 25.2 (5.6) | 25.3 (5.0) | 0.668 |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.457 |
 Primary (1–7 years) (n = 651) | 443 (39.7) | 208 (41.8) |  |
 ≥High school (≥ 8 years) (n = 964) | 674 (60.3) | 290 (58.2) |  |
Employment, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.921 |
 No (n = 1285) | 890 (79.7) | 395 (79.3) |  |
 Yes (n = 330) | 227 (20.3) | 103 (20.7) |  |
Income, n (%) | n = 337 | n = 147 | 0.452 |
 <R2000 (n = 339) | 233 (69.1) | 106 (72.1) |  |
 R2000-R5000 (n = 121) | 89 (26.4) | 32 (21.8) |  |
 >R5000 (n = 24) | 15 (4.5) | 9 (6.1) |  |
Resident area, n (%) | n = 1101 | n = 493 | 0.002 |
 Formal urban | 764 (69.4) | 378 (76.7)* |  |
 Informal urban | 192 (17.4) | 77 (15.6) |  |
 Rural and Semi-rural | 145 (13.2) | 38 (7.7)* |  |
Mental health (median, IQR) | Â | Â | Â |
CES-D depression symptom score (0–60) | 18 (10–34) | 23 (12–37)* | < 0.001 |
Post-traumatic stress symptom score (0–68) | 10 (0–34) | 21 (3–41)* | < 0.001 |
Other traumatic exposures score (0–11) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (1–4)* | < 0.001 |