The relationship between self-reported alcohol intake and the morbidities managed by GPs in Australia

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Prevalence of heavy drinkers by patient characteristic

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
Males	4,238	13.8	p < 0.01
Female	1,515	3.1	---
Age
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
Yes	1,955	5.8	p < 0.01	7.7	p = 0.07
No	3,212	8.4	---	7.0	---
Holds Veterans' Affairs card
Yes	164	5.2	p < 0.01	8.7	p = 0.18
No	4,900	7.3	---	7.2	---
Non-English speaking background ^(a)
Yes	174	2.8	p < 0.01	3.3	p < 0.01
No	5,137	7.6	---	7.6	---
Indigenous
Yes	173	18.5	p < 0.01	18.9	p < 0.01
No	5,580	7.2	---	7.2	---
New to practice
Yes	733	10.5	p < 0.01	8.5	p = 0.02
No	4,901	7.0	---	7.1	---
Daily smoker
Yes	2,406	17.5	---	16.1	---
No	3314	5.1*	---	5.3*	---

* P value for design based F statistic, which adjusts for the cluster sample design. Significant at α = 0.01.
(a) Defined as speaks another language as their first language at home
Note: CI – confidence interval; New to practice – not previously seen by a medical practitioner in this practice.

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