Table 3 Drinking patterns by demographic characteristics in the Australian Defence Force sample – frequencies, weighted percentages, odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals
From: Alcohol use in the military: associations with health and wellbeing
|  | AUDIT 0 | AUDIT 1-7 | AUDIT 8-15 | AUDIT 16-19 | AUDIT 20-40 | AUDIT ≥ 16 | P-value | AUDIT ≥ 20 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Odds ratio 95Â % CIa | Â | Odds ratio 95Â % CIa | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 164 (3.6) | 2798 (58.3) | 1279 (28.4) | 202 (5.1) | 173 (4.6) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Female | 44 (7.5) | 509 (73.1) | 102 (14.7) | 14 (2.2) | 14 (2.5) | 0.44 (0.30, 0.64) | <0.0001 | 0.54 (0.32, 0.92) | 0.02 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20-29 | 24 (3.5) | 343 (49.5) | 224 (34.4) | 40 (7.1) | 27 (5.5) | 1.39 (1.01, 1.93) | 0.05 | 1.32 (0.80, 2.19) | 0.28 |
30-39 | 75 (3.5) | 1499 (60.4) | 637 (27.4) | 94 (4.7) | 75 (3.9) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
40-49 | 74 (4.7) | 1049 (63.7) | 384 (23.6) | 54 (3.4) | 63 (4.6) | 1.00 (0.79, 1.25) | 0.96 | 1.20 (0.86, 1.67) | 0.29 |
50+ | 35 (5.3) | 416 (64.1) | 136 (21.4) | 28 (4.8) | 22 (4.4) | 1.14 (0.84, 1.55) | 0.40 | 1.08 (0.69, 1.68) | 0.74 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single/Other | 26 (4.6) | 310 (50.2) | 190 (32.8) | 33 (6.7) | 25 (5.8) | 1.68 (1.22, 2.30) | 0.001 | 1.51 (0.94, 2.41) | 0.09 |
Living with partner | 24 (3.6) | 372 (53.7) | 201 (31.8) | 34 (5.8) | 28 (5.2) | 1.52 (1.12, 2.05) | 0.007 | 1.41 (0.92, 2.16) | 0.11 |
Married | 131 (4.1) | 2210 (64.6) | 790 (24.0) | 105 (3.5) | 100 (3.7) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Separated/Divorced | 21 (4.8) | 260 (53.6) | 131 (28.4) | 27 (7.0) | 25 (6.2) | 1.95 (1.44, 2.65) | <0.0001 | 1.66 (1.07, 2.56) | 0.02 |
Service | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Navy | 30 (3.2) | 654 (59.4) | 309 (28.8) | 47 (5.2) | 35 (3.4) | 0.95 (0.75, 1.22) | 0.71 | 0.76 (0.54, 1.07) | 0.12 |
Army | 155 (4.1) | 2369 (59.8) | 993 (26.6) | 157 (4.6) | 147 (4.9) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Air Force | 23 (5.9) | 284 (73.9) | 79 (20.1) | 12 (3.9) | 5 (2.1) | 0.77 (0.52, 1.15) | 0.20 | 0.45 (0.16, 1.27) | 0.13 |
Rank | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Officer | 50 (3.3) | 1138 (70.3) | 342 (21.4) | 42 (2.6) | 30 (2.4) | 0.69 (0.49, 0.97) | 0.03 | 0.76 (0.45, 1.29) | 0.31 |
Non-commissioned Officer | 130 (4.4) | 1816 (58.3) | 848 (27.8) | 135 (4.8) | 127 (4.6) | 1.16 (0.87, 1.55) | 0.31 | 1.24 (0.81, 1.89) | 0.31 |
Other ranks | 28 (4.0) | 353 (53.7) | 191 (29.5) | 39 (6.7) | 30 (6.0) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Full time | 105 (3.7) | 1859 (64.0) | 754 (26.5) | 96 (3.5) | 66 (2.4) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Reserve | 62 (3.6) | 1091 (62.8) | 438 (26.2) | 65 (3.9) | 60 (3.6) | 1.37 (1.12, 1.67) | 0.003 | 1.57 (1.18, 2.10) | 0.0023 |
Ex-serving | 41 (5.3) | 357 (50.9) | 189 (27.3) | 55 (7.8) | 61 (8.7) | 3.09 (2.43, 3.93) | <0.0001 | 3.91 (2.82, 5.43) | <0.0001 |