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Table 3 Univariate analysis and multivariate regression model for “drinking less”

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

98 (7.99%)

7 (0.85%)

Reference

Reference

  

 Young

1129 (92.0%)

817 (99.2%)

9.91 [4.92–23.8]

< 0.001

9.619 [4.734–23.086]

< 0.001

Gender

 M

363 (29.8%)

230 (28.3%)

Reference

Reference

  

 F

854 (70.2%)

583 (71.7%)

1.08 [0.89–1.31]

0.456

  

High education level

1166 (95.0%)

821 (99.5%)

10.5 [4.31–35.4]

< 0.001

  

BMI group:

 normal

740 (60.6%)

525 (64.3%)

Reference

Reference

  

 BMI > 25 kg/m2

212 (17.4%)

105 (12.9%)

0.70 [0.54–0.90]

0.006

0.884 [0.673–1.157]

0.371

 BMI < 20 kg/m2

269 (22.0%)

187 (22.9%)

0.98 [0.79–1.22]

0.856

0.965 [0.775–1.201]

0.753

  1. Table legend: CI Confidence interval. High education level was defined as Abitur (highest school degree in Germany) or university degree. Education level was not included in the multivariate analysis due to interaction with age group. M Male, F Female gender, BMI Body-mass index. A BMI between 20 and 25 kg/m2 was regarded normal in this analysis