Risky Alcohol Consumption and Heavy Episodic Drinking among Parents in Germany: Results of a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Associations between risky alcohol consumption and selected covariates among mothers and fathers (logistic regression; odds ratios; and figures in bold print, value < 0.05), n = 15,497.

	Mothers^a				Fathers^b
	Age-adjusted		All-adjusted		Age-adjusted		All-adjusted
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Age group
18–29	1		1		1		1
30–39	1.18	(0.92–1.52)	0.89	(0.68–1.15)	1.00	(0.72–1.40)	0.98	(0.70–1.38)
40–49	1.77	(1.38–2.27)	1.03	(0.78–1.36)	1.08	(0.78–1.49)	0.95	(0.67–1.34)
50+	1.92	(1.41–2.63)	1.09	(0.76–1.56)	1.28	(0.90–1.83)	1.06	(0.72–1.57)
Education^c
Low	1		1		1		1
Middle	1.66	(1.34–2.06)	1.42	(1.14–1.76)	1.33	(1.11–1.59)	1.22	(1.02–1.46)
High	2.05	(1.64–2.56)	1.76	(1.39–2.22)	1.07	(0.90–1.28)	0.95	(0.78–1.15)
Income^d
Low	1		1		1		1
Middle	1.74	(1.40–2.15)	1.46	(1.16–1.84)	1.30	(1.00–1.68)	1.17	(0.89–1.55)
High	2.18	(1.71-2.78)	1.71	(1.30-2.25)	1.43	(1.08–1.90)	1.35	(0.99–1.85)
Employment status
Nonemployed	1		1		1		1
Part time	1.69	(1.43–1.98)	1.40	(1.18–1.66)	1.07	(0.71–1.63)	1.01	(0.66–1.54)
Full time	1.64	(1.35–1.99)	1.27	(1.03–1.56)	1.09	(0.79–1.52)	0.93	(0.66–1.30)
Experienced unemployment^e
No	1		1		1		1
Yes	0.71	(0.57–0.88)	0.92	(0.73–1.16)	0.72	(0.51–1.02)	0.82	(0.57–1.18)
Migration background
No	1		1		1		1
Yes	0.57	(0.47–0.68)	0.63	(0.52–0.76)	0.67	(0.55–0.83)	0.72	(0.58–0.89)
Living with partner
Yes	1		1		1		1
No	1.16	(0.99–1.35)	1.26	(1.07–1.49)	1.11	(0.79–1.55)	1.05	(0.75–1.48)
Children in household
1	1		1		1		1
2	1.02	(0.90–1.16)	1.09	(0.95–1.25)	0.95	(0.82–1.09)	1.02	(0.88–1.19)
3+	0.74	(0.60–0.92)	0.94	(0.75–1.18)	0.78	(0.61–0.99)	0.93	(0.73–1.19)
Age of the youngest child
0–6	1		1		1		1
7–13	1.39	(1.19–1.61)	1.39	(1.19–1.63)	1.06	(0.90–1.25)	1.05	(0.89–1.24)
14–17	1.38	(1.13–1.68)	1.44	(1.16–1.78)	1.35	(1.10–1.67)	1.33	(1.06–1.66)

^aAUDIT-C score ≥4; ^bAUDIT-C score ≥5; ^caccording to the CASMIN classification; ^dnet equivalent income compared with the median net equivalent income (low: under 60%, middle: 60–150%, high: >150%); ^e12 months or more in the last 5 years.