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Table 5 Relationship between lifetime alcohol use disorder and delusional-like experiences (n = 8,773)

From: The association between delusional-like experiences, and tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use: a nationwide population-based survey

  

Any Delusional-like experiences

  

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Probe items

A. Lifetime alcohol use/dependence disorder

 

Count (%)

Model 11

OR4 (95% CI5)

Model 22

OR4 (95% CI5)

Model 11

OR4 (95% CI5)

Model 22

OR4 (95% CI5)

Alcohol use disorder, lifetime

Alcohol dependence disorder, lifetime

1490 (18.31)

329 (3.71, 0.28)

1.18 (0.89, 1.56)

3.50 (2.33, 5.28)*

1.01 (0.76, 1.33)

1.85 (1.15, 2.97)*

1.41 (0.97, 2.03)

4.48 (2.39, 8.40)*

1.09 (0.72, 1.63)

1.93 (0.91, 4.07)

B. Age of onset of alcohol use disorder

Very early onset (Q1: 9-17y)

361 (4.49)

2.26 (1.48, 3.46)

1.54 (0.99, 2.39)

3.50 (1.79, 6.84)

2.06 (1.02, 4.18)

Early onset (Q2:18-19y)

487 (6.34)

1.03 (0.70, 1.50)

0.87 (0.59, 1.29)

1.40 (0.75, 2.61)

1.14 (0.59, 2.16)

Middle onset (Q3: 20-25y)

509 (6.34)

1.55 (1.09, 2.19)

1.19 (0.80, 1.78)

2.17 (1.35, 3.51)

1.53 (0.87, 2.67)

Late onset (Q4: 26-79y)

441 (4.58)

2.25 (1.45, 3.49)

1.53 (0.96, 2.42)

2.08 (1.01, 4.29)

1.26 (0.54, 2.95)

No onset of use disorder

6975 (78.26)

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C. Age of onset of alcohol dependence disorder

Very early (Q1: 12-17 y)

66 (0.86)

3.63 (1.84, 7.17)

1.69 (0.82, 3.49)

8.73 (3.33, 22.91)

3.51 (1.29, 9.52)

Early (Q2:18-20y)

100 (1.07)

1.19 (0.66, 2.15)

0.71 (0.39, 1.29)

2.18 (0.84, 5.65)

1.14 (0.45, 2.82)

Middle (Q3: 21-29y)

75 (0.85)

4.45 (1.79, 11.05)

1.99 (0.79, 5.02)

3.23 (1.16, 8.99)

1.18 (0.36, 3.88)

Late (Q4: 30-79y)

83 (0.84)

7.12 (2.97, 17.09)

4.29 (1.24, 14.89)

5.51 (131, 23.27)

2.84 (0.46, 17.66)

No onset

8449 (96.39)

Reference

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  1. 1Model 1 = Adjusted for age, sex, 2Model 2 = Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, migrant status, employment status, educational status, any anxiety disorders, any depressive disorders, physical disorders and 'other' substance harmful use/dependence ('other' substance use/dependence disorders denotes all other drug use/dependence other than alcohol) 3OR = Odds Ratio, 4CI = 95% Confidence Interval; *significance: p < 0.01 (shown in bold)