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Table 2 Association between lifetime alcohol consumption and sociodemographic variables

From: Alcohol consumption pattern in western Nepal: findings from the COBIN baseline survey

Characteristics

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Sex

 Female

1

1

 Male

8.8 (7.4–10.5) *

16.0 (12.1–21.1) *

Age

 24–44 years

1

1

 45–65 years

1.5 (1.2–1.7) *

1.3 (1.0–1.6) *

Educational level

 High education

1

1

 Low education

1.2 (1.0–1.4)*

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

Marital Status

 Unmarried and divorced/widowed

1

1

 Married

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

0.8 (0.6–1.1)

Ethnicity

 Advantaged ethnicity

1

1

 Disadvantaged ethnicity

3.5 (3.0–4.1) *

6.1 (4.9–6.3) *

Occupational status

 Agriculture

1

1

 Homemaker

0.5 (0.4–0.6) *

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

 Labor

5.5 (3.5–8.6) *

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

 Employee

1.6 (1.3–2.0) *

1.0 (0.8–1.4)

 Unemployed

2.0 (1.6–2.6) *

0.6 (0.4–0.8) *

  1. CI: Confidence Interval, *p < 0.05