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Table 2 Univariate analysis and multivariate regression model for “drinking more”

From: Altered alcohol consumption during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

Univariate analyses

Multivariate regression model

 

False (n = 1760)

True (n = 293)

Odds ratio [95% CI]

P value

Odds ratio [95% CI]

P value

Age group

 Mature

87 (4.95%)

18 (6.14%)

Reference

Reference

  

 Young

1671 (95.1%)

275 (93.9%)

0.79 [0.48–1.38]

0.390

  

Gender

 M

497 (28.5%)

96 (33.2%)

Reference

Reference

  

 F

1244 (71.5%)

193 (66.8%)

0.80 [0.62–1.05]

0.109

  

High education level

1706 (96.9%)

281 (95.9%)

0.73 [0.40–1.46]

0.359

  

BMI group

 normal

1090 (62.3%)

175 (60.6%)

Reference

Reference

  

 BMI > 25 kg/m2

259 (14.8%)

58 (20.1%)

1.40 [1.00–1.93]

0.049

1.351 [0.965–1.872]

0.075

 BMI < 20 kg/m2

400 (22.9%)

56 (19.4%)

0.87 [0.63–1.20]

0.407

0.948 [0.679–1.307]

0.749

Abstinent before

536 (30.6%)

28 (9.56%)

0.24 [0.16–0.35]

< 0.001

0.248 [0.162–0.365]

< 0.001

  1. Table legend: CI Confidence interval. High education level was defined as Abitur (highest school degree in Germany) or university degree. BMI Body-mass index, M Male, F Female gender. A BMI between 20 and 25 kg/m2 was regarded normal in this analysis