Patient variable | Number (n) | Unadjusted descriptive | Age-sex standardised | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Heavy drinkers (6+ at least weekly), variable specific rate (N = 5,753) | Heavy drinkers (6+ at least weekly), variable specific rate (N = 5,756) | ||
 |  | Per cent of n | p-value* | Per cent of n | p-value* |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Males | 4,238 | 13.8 | p < 0.01 |  |  |
   Female | 1,515 | 3.1 | --- |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18–24 years | 878 | 12.7 | p < 0.01 |  |  |
   25–44 years | 2,250 | 9.5 | --- |  |  |
   45–64 years | 1,941 | 7.8 | --- |  |  |
   65–74 years | 476 | 4.3 | --- |  |  |
   75+ years | 208 | 1.7 | --- |  |  |
Holds Health Care card | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 1,955 | 5.8 | p < 0.01 | 7.7 | p = 0.07 |
   No | 3,212 | 8.4 | --- | 7.0 | --- |
Holds Veterans' Affairs card | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 164 | 5.2 | p < 0.01 | 8.7 | p = 0.18 |
   No | 4,900 | 7.3 | --- | 7.2 | --- |
Non-English speaking background (a) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 174 | 2.8 | p < 0.01 | 3.3 | p < 0.01 |
   No | 5,137 | 7.6 | --- | 7.6 | --- |
Indigenous | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 173 | 18.5 | p < 0.01 | 18.9 | p < 0.01 |
   No | 5,580 | 7.2 | --- | 7.2 | --- |
New to practice | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 733 | 10.5 | p < 0.01 | 8.5 | p = 0.02 |
   No | 4,901 | 7.0 | --- | 7.1 | --- |
Daily smoker | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 2,406 | 17.5 | --- | 16.1 | --- |
   No | 3314 | 5.1* | --- | 5.3* | --- |