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Table 2 Sample characteristics for the HUNT2 sample. The HUNT Study 1995–1997 (HUNT2) and 2006–2008 (HUNT3)

From: Factors associated with alcohol consumption and prescribed drugs with addiction potential among older women and men – the Nord-Trøndelag health study (HUNT2 and HUNT3), Norway, a population-based longitudinal study

HUNT2

All participants

HUNT3

HUNT3

HUNT3

Overall

Frequent drinking:alcohol consumption ≥ 4 days/week)a

Prescribed drugs with addiction potentialb

Possible combination of frequent drinking (alcohol consumption ≥ 4 days/week) and being prescribed drugs with addiction potentialb

Overall

N (%)

10,656 (100)

323 (3.0)

3444 (32.3)

107 (1.0)

Gender

 Women

N (%)

5683 (53.3)

114 (35.3)d***

2325 (67.5)e***

51 (47.7)fNS

Age

 53–59 years

N (%)

4318 (40.5)

134 (41.5)d**

1096 (31.8)e***

48 (44.9)fNS

 60–64 years

N (%)

2677 (25.1)

93 (28.8)

838 (24.3)

21 (19.6)

 65 +

N (%)

3661 (34.4)

96 (29.7)

1510 (43.8)

38 (35.5)

Level of educationc

 Up to ten years education

N (%)

8421 (83.1)

166 (52.4)d***

2800 (86.3)e***

61 (59.2)f***

 Vocational and general education

N (%)

255 (2.5)

23 (7.2)

73 (2.3)

6 (5.8)

 College and university

N (%)

1454 (14.4)

128 (40.4)

371 (11.4)

36 (35.0)

Living in

 Rural areas

N (%)

4141 (38.9)

79 (24.5) d***

1414 (41.1)e***

31 (29.0)fNS

 Urban areas

N (%)

6515 (61.1)

244 (75.5)

2030 (58.9)

76 (71.0)

Marital statusc

 No living spouse or partner

N (%)

2223 (20.9)

53 (16.4)d*

828 (24.1)e***

26 (24.3)fNS

 Living spouse or partner

N (%)

8420 (79.1)

270 (83.6)

2611 (75.9)

81 (75.7)

Smoking statusc

 Never smoked daily

N (%)

4607 (43.6)

81 (25.2)d***

1425 (41.9)e***

26 (24.5)f***

 Former daily smoker

N (%)

3772 (35.7)

162 (50.3)

1141 (33.6)

50 (47.2)

 Daily smoker

N (%)

2177 (20.7)

79 (24.5)

832 (24.5)

30 (28.3)

Overall health statusc

 Poor/not quite good

N (%)

3624 (34.3)

84 (26.2)d**

1580 (46.2)e***

43 (40.2)fNS

 Good/very good

N (%)

6940 (65.7)

237 (73.8)

1838 (53.8)

64 (59.8)

Hospitalized during the last 5 yearsc

N (%)

3051 (33.2)

92 (32.4)dNS

1144 (38.5)e***

36 (38.3)fNS

HADS anxiety score ≥ 8c

N (%)

1091 (12.9)

30 (10.8)dNS

542 (20.8)e***

15 (17.4)fNS

HADS depression score ≥ 8c

N (%)

1166 (12.1)

29 (9.6)dNS

494 (16.0)e***

13 (13.3)fNS

Life satisfactionc

 Dissatisfied/neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

N (%)

1586 (15.1)

39 (12.3)dNS

668 (19.7)e***

15 (14.4)fNS

 Satisfied

N (%)

8904 (84.9)

277 (87.7)

2716 (80.3)

89 (85.6)

  1. HADS Hospital Anxiety Depression scale, NS non-significant
  2. aSelf-reported alcohol consumption assessed among participants in HUNT3
  3. bInformation about prescribed drugs with addiction potential among participants in HUNT3 (2006–2008) was drawn from the Norwegian Prescription Database. Drugs with addiction potential were defined as at least one prescription of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics or opioids in two consecutive years (2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 or 2008/2009). Benzodiazepines defined by N03AE, N05BA and N05CD. Z-hypnotics defined by N05CF. Opioids defined by N02A
  4. cNumber do not sum up to 10,656 because of missing information
  5. dSignificance testing with Chi-square test between no frequent drinking (alcohol consumption < 4 days/week) and frequent drinking (alcohol consumption ≥4 days/week) (HUNT3)
  6. eSignificance testing with Chi-square test between no prescribed drugs with addiction potential and prescribed drugs with addiction potential (HUNT3)
  7. fSignificance testing with Chi-square test between “no possible combination of frequent drinking (alcohol consumption ≥ 4 days/week) and being prescribed drugs with addiction potential” and “possible combination of frequent drinking (alcohol consumption ≥ 4 days/week) and being prescribed drugs with addiction potential” (HUNT3)
  8. *P < 0.05
  9. **P < 0.01
  10. ***P < 0.001
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