Table 3

The associations between baseline drinking habits and poor mental and physical functioning at follow-up among men

Mental functioningPhysical functioning
Model 1 = ageModel 2 = age and baseline MCSModel 2 + marital status + SEP + working conditionsModel 2 + health behavioursModel 1 = ageModel 2 = age and baseline PCSModel 2 + marital status + SEP + working conditionsModel 2 + health behaviours
Weekly average drinking
01.44
(0.78 to 2.65)		1.32
(0.69 to 2.54)		1.23
(0.63 to 2.38)		1.34
(0.70 to 2.57)		1.70
(0.95 to 3.05)		1.29
(0.66 to 2.50)		1.25
(0.64 to 2.44)		1.34
(0.69 to 2.63)
0–40.94
(0.69 to 1.27)		0.90
(0.65 to 1.24)		0.87
(0.63 to 1.21)		0.92
(0.66 to 1.27)		1.03
(0.77 to 1.39)		0.92
(0.66 to 1.28)		0.90
(0.65 to 1.26)		0.96
(0.69 to 1.35)
4–161.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
16–241.42
(0.93 to 2.17)		1.00
(0.63 to 1.59)		0.96
(0.60 to 1.53)		0.97
(0.61 to 1.54)		1.04
(0.67 to 1.62)		1.05
(0.64 to 1.739		1.01
(0.61 to 1.68)		0.98
(0.58 to 1.64)
24 or more1.64
(0.98 to 2.75)		1.27
(0.73 to 2.21)		1.27
(0.72 to 2.24)		1.24
(0.71 to 2.16)		0.77
(0.43 to 1.38)		0.87
(0.45 to 1.66)		0.87
(0.45 to 1.68)		0.82
(0.42 to 1.60)
Binge drinking
Non-drinker1.76
(0.98 to 3.14)		1.68
(1.00 to 2.75)		1.55
(0.82 to 2.92)		1.69
(0.91 to 3.16)		2.01
(1.15 to 3.51)		1.72
(0.91 to 3.27)		1.59
(0.84 to 3.03)		1.73
(0.91 to 3.29)
No1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
Yes1.48
(1.13 to 1.95)		1.32
(0.98 to 1.76)		1.24
(0.92 to 1.67)		1.29
(0.96 to 1.73)		1.26
(0.96 to 1.65)		1.38
(1.02 to 1.86)		1.30
(0.95 to 1.77)		1.22
(0.89 to 1.67)
Problem drinking
No1.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
Yes1.97
(1.47 to 2.63)		1.50
(1.10 to 2.06)		1.45
(1.06 to 1.99)		1.50
(1.09 to 2.05)		1.37
(1.02 to 1.84)		1.21
(0.87 to 1.69)		1.17
(0.83 to 1.64)		1.11
(0.79 to 1.56)

  • The values are expressed in OR and their 95% CIs. 

  • MCS, mental component summary; PCS, physical component summary; SEP, socioeconomic position.