Table 3

Association between individual characteristics and heavy drinking trajectories among people who experienced a divorce

No heavy drinkingDecreasing heavy drinkingConstant heavy drinking
OR (ref)OR95% CIOR95% CI
Male vs female1 5.37 1.33 to 21.65 4.25 1.45 to 12.47
Intermediate vs high occupational status10.770.16 to 3.570.440.14 to 1.42
Low vs high occupational status10.440.07 to 2.760.320.09 to 1.19
High vs low neighbourhood disadvantage11.230.29 to 5.170.280.08 to 1.04
Part-time work and retired vs full-time12.360.42 to 13.090.640.22 to 1.86
Depression: yes vs no14.430.86 to 22.80 4.66 1.53 to 14.20
Anxiety: yes vs no11.820.33 to 10.061.790.49 to 6.47
Social network size: ≤10 vs >1011.200.22 to 6.431.710.53 to 5.50
Smoking: yes vs no1--3.080.96 to 9.91
  • Multinomial logistic regression models adjusted for gender and age.

  • Bold text indicates statistically significant findings.