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Table 3 Odds of self-reported alcohol-related harms among alcohol dependent drinkers compared to non-dependent drinkers (n = 597)

From: Alcohol dependence in a community sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: harms, getting help and awareness of local treatments

Outcome

OR [95% CI] (unadjusted)

OR [95% CI] (adjusted)

Reported any harm

9.4 [3.27, 33.78]*

7.84 [2.64, 28.73]*

Specific harms

  

 Someone hit me

1.8 [0.28, 6.68]

1.6 [0.24, 6.15]

 Had road accident

5.98 [0.31, 37.94]

5.24 [0.25, 40.3]

 Money goes on grog

2.48 [0.68, 7.25]

1.98 [0.51, 6.15]

 Kids scared

13.8 [4.03, 42.04]*

10.29 [2.82, 33.33]*

 Trouble with police

11.6 [3.99, 32.22]*

11.17 [3.67, 32.68]*

  1. *p < 0.05; All coefficients describe the effect of being a dependent drinker (1) compared to a non-dependent drinker (0); Odds ratios were calculated using logistic regressions; OR (controlled) = logistic regression results controlled for age, gender, schooling and individual income; Age = age in years; School = years of completed schooling (from completed no schooling to Year 12); Individual income = weekly income categories ($AUD: < 200; 200–399; 400–599; 600–799; 800 + ; recoded 1–5); Only current drinkers were included in analysis; Alcohol dependence = reported two or more symptoms of alcohol dependence (ICD-11; in the last 12-months), weekly or more frequently; There was insufficient data to estimate the value of the harm, “I fell down” (so this variable was omitted from this table)