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Table 3 Association between binge drinking 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

3.9 (2.6–5.8) *

7.9 (4.3–14.6) *

Age

 24–44 years

1

1

 45–65 years

1.5 (1.1–2.2) *

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

Education

 High education

1.0

1

 Low education

0.9 (0.6–1.3)

0.5 (0.3–0.9) *

Marital Status

 Unmarried and divorced/widowed

1

1

 Married

2.0 (1.1–3.4) *

1.4 (0.7–2.5)

Ethnicity

 Advantaged ethnicity

1

 

 Disadvantaged ethnicity

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

1.6 (1.0–2.5)

Occupational status

 Agriculture

1

1

 Homemaker

0.2 (0.1–0.4) *

0.5 (0.2–0.9) *

 Labor

1.5 (0.7–3.2)

1.0 (0.4–2.2)

 Employee

0.6 (0.3–0.9) *

0.4 (0.2–0.8) *

 Unemployed

0.5 (0.3–0.8) *

0.3 (0.2–0.5) *

  1. CI: Confidence Interval, *p < 0.05