Research Article

Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Association with Sociodemographic Determinants and Depression/Anxiety Disorders in a Representative Sample of the Greek General Population

Table 4

Association between heavy alcohol consumption and sociodemographic—health determinants.

(%)OR1OR2

Sex
Male411 (16.95%)1.01.0
Female210 (8.51%)0.46 (0.38–0.54)0.56 (0.46-0.69)

Age group
18–29182 (14.85%)1.01.0
30–39143 (13.86%)0.93 (0.73–1.17)0.99 (0.74–1.31)
40-49128 (13.70%)0.91 (0.72–1.17)0.96 (0.70–1.33)
50–59104 (12.97%)0.86 (0.66–1.12)0.88 (0.61–1.25)
60–7064 (7.11%)0.44 (0.33–0.6)0.44 (0.27–0.72)

Marital status
Married334 (11.15%)1.01.0
Never-married233 (16.11%)1.15 (0.90–1.47)1.52 (1.171.99)
Divorced44 (18.33%)1.84 (1.30–2.61)1.51 (1.04–2.19)
Widowed10 (4.69%)0.58 (0.30–1.11)0.56 (0.28–1.11)

Educational level
None or primary117 (12.63%)1.01.0
Lower secondary121 (15.18%)0.89 (0.67–1.19)0.77 (0.56–1.04)
Upper secondary297 (12.65%)0.59 (0.45–0.69)0.59 (0.44–0.79)
Technical tertiary44 (10.02%)0.47 (0.31–0.69)0.46 (0.30–0.70)
University42 (10.94%)0.56 (0.38–0.83)0.64 (0.41–0.98)

Employment status
Full or part-time job435 (14.91%)1.01.0
Looks after home44 (6.37%)0.67 (0.47–0.96)0.72 (0.50–1.05)
Unemployed36 (19.57%)1.51 (1.02–2.22)1.17 (0.78–1.76)
Retired48 (8.32%)0.67 (0.46–0.96)1.04 (0.67–1.60)
Other/inactivity status58 (11.09%)0.69 (0.51–0.94)0.79 (0.57–1.09)

Residency
Urban270 (10.07%)1.01.0
Semi-urban92 (15.16%)1.60 (1.24–2.07)1.59 (1.22–2.07)
Rural259 (16.14%)1.74 (1.45–2.09)1.72 (1.41–2.09)

Presence of financial difficulties
No372 (11.33%)1.01.0
Yes249 (15.46%)1.55 (1.30–1.84)1.28 (1.06–1.55)

Physical disease
No78 (11.84%)1.01.0
Yes543 (12.82%)1.15 (0.87–1.50)1.15 (0.86–1.55)

Smoking
No234 (7.92%)1.01.0
Yes387 (19.98%)2.51 (2.10–3.00)2.33 (1.94–2.81)

CIS-R score (categorical)
1–5396 (11.4%)1.01.0
6–11126 (17.5%)1.99 (1.59–2.49)1.79 (1.42–2.27)
12–1749 (14.8%)1.64 (1.18–2.27)1.34 (0.95–1.89)
≥1850 (14%)1.77 (1.28–2.46)1.32 (0.93–1.88)
CIS-R score (continuous)1.03 (1.02–1.05)1.02 (1.01–1.03)

OR: Odds ratios from logistic regression analysis/CI: 95% confidence interval. OR1 = OR adjusted for sex and age. OR2 = fully adjusted OR (all presented variables are included concurrently). Bold values indicate statistically significant difference from reference category ().