Drinking habits and prevalence of heavy drinking among occupational healthcare patients

Figures & data

Table I.  Cumulative audit score of the occupational healthcare patients.

	Men		Woman		Total
Score	n	%	n	%	n	%
≥21	12	3.1	1	<0.3	13	1.7
≥20	13	3.4	2	<0.5	15	2.0
≥19	18	4.6	3	<0.8	21	2.8
≥18	26	6.7	4	1.1	30	4.0
≥17	30	7.7	5	1.4	35	4.6
≥16	36	9.3	5	1.4	41	5.4
≥15	42	10.8	5	1.4	47	6.2
≥14	54	13.6	12	3.3	66	8.7
≥13	65	16.8	12	3.3	77	10.1
≥12	78	20.1	15	4.1	93	12.3
≥11	94	24.2	20	5.4	114	15.2
≥10	114	29.4	27	7.3	141	18.6
≥ 9	133	34.3	40	10.8	173	22.8
≥ 8	163	42.0	48	13.1	211	27.8
≥ 7	193	49.7	58	15.8	251	33.1
≥ 6	233	60.1	89	24.1	322	42.4
≥ 5	271	69.8	125	33.9	396	52.2
≥ 4	307	79.1	170	46.1	478	63.0
≥ 3	342	88.1	233	63.1	576	75.9
≥ 2	359	92.5	286	77.7	646	85.1
≥ 1	368	94.8	348	94.3	717	94.5
≥ 0	388	100	369	100	759	100

Table II.  Comparison between male hazardous and moderate drinkers.

	All men (n = 388)	Hazardous drinkers (n = 114)	Moderate drinkers (n = 274)	p-value
Age, years, mean (±SD)	45.8 (±11.0)	44.3 (±11.9)	46.4 (±10.6)	0.098
Under 36 years, n (%)	83 (21.5)	33 (28.9)	50 (18.4)	0.021
Only primary school, n (%)	91 (23.5)	34 (29.8)	57 (20.8)	0.056
Sedentary worker, n (%)	158 (40.7)	35 (30.7)	123 (44.9)	0.01
With partner, n (%)	293 (75.5)	78 (68.4)	215 (78.5)	0.039
Chronic illness, n (%)	214 (56.3)	66 (58.9)	148 (55.2)	0.507
BMI over 25, n (%)	244 (63.7)	76 (67.9)	168 (62.0)	0.278
Daily smoker, n (%)	88 (23.6)	43 (39.1)	45 (17.1)	0.000
Heavy episodic drinking, n (%)	52 (13.4)	44 (38.6)	8 (2.9)	0.000
BMI, mean (±SD)	27.1 (±4.50)	27.54 (±4.43)	26.98 (±4.54)	0.261

Table III.  Comparison between female hazardous and moderate drinkers.

	All women (n = 369)	Hazardous drinkers (n = 48)	Moderate drinkers (n = 321)	p-value
Age, years, mean (±SD)	46.3 (±9.5)	45.2 (±10.0)	46.5 (±9.5)	0.387
Under 36 years, n (%)	53 (14.4)	6 (12.5)	47 (14.6)	0.693
Only primary school, n (%)	132 (35.8)	17 (35.4)	115 (35.8)	0.956
Sedentary worker, n (%)	172 (47.0)	25 (52.1)	147 (46.2)	0.449
With partner, n (%)	255 (69.1)	28 (58.3)	227 (70.7)	0.083
Chronic illness, n (%)	170 (48.0)	25 (47.1)	145 (47.1)	0.357
BMI over 25, n (%)	183 (50.7)	21 (44.7)	162 (51.6)	0.377
Daily smoker, n (%)	88 (24.5)	23 (48.9)	65 (20.8)	0.000
Heavy episodic drinking,	8 (2.2)	8 (16.7)	0 (0)	0.000
n (%)
BMI mean (±SD)	26.1 (±5.01)	25.1 (±3.8)	26.3 (±5.2)	0.120

Table IV.  Comparison of some common health characteristics between male and female hazardous drinkers.

	All hazardous drinkers (n = 162)	Men hazardous drinkers (n = 114)	Women hazardous drinkers (n = 48)	p-value
Age, years, mean (±SD)	44.59 (±11.34)	44.3 (±11.9)	45.2 (±10.0)	0.645
Under 36 years, n (%)	39 (24.1)	33 (28.9)	6 (12.5)	0.025
Only primary school, n (%)	51 (31.5)	34 (29.8)	17 (35.4)	0.956
Sedentary worker, n (%)	60 (37.0)	35 (30.7)	25 (52.1)	0.010
With partner, n (%)	106 (65.4)	78 (68.4)	28 (58.3)	0.218
Chronic illness, n (%)	71 (44.9)	46 (41.1)	25 (54.3)	0.218
BMI over 25, n (%)	100 (61,7)	78 (68,4)	22 (45.8)	0.003
Daily smoker, n (%)	66 (42.0)	43 (39.1)	23 (48.9)	0.252
Heavy episodic drinking,	52 (32.1)	44 (38.6)	8 (16.7)	0.006
n (%)
BMI mean (±SD)	26.8 (±4.39)	27.5 (±4.4)	25 (±3.8)	0.001