Table 2

Adjusted logistic regression showing significant factors associated with alcohol consumption among Ghanaians aged 50+ years

Covariate	aOR	P-value	95% CI
Covariate	aOR	P-value	Lower	Upper
Sex
Female	Ref
Male	5.09	0.000	3.58	7.24
Age group, years
80+	Ref
50–59	1.61	0.036	1.03	2.51
60–69	1.32	0.201	0.86	2.04
70–79	1.37	0.127	0.91	2.05
Marital status
Married	Ref
Never married	1.42	0.346	0.68	2.96
Separated	1.61	0.040	1.02	2.52
Widowed	1.05	0.817	0.71	1.53
Religion
Christian	Ref
None	4.10	0.000	2.08	8.09
Islam	0.15	0.000	0.09	0.25
Primal indigenous	1.99	0.012	1.16	3.39
Place of residence
Urban	Ref
Rural	1.42	0.010	1.09	1.84
Region
Northern	Ref
Ashanti	0.70	0.393	0.31	1.57
Brong Ahafo	0.83	0.693	0.34	2.05
Central	1.62	0.259	0.69	3.81
Eastern	1.51	0.290	0.70	3.29
GT. Accra	1.28	0.558	0.55	2.97
Upper East	0.65	0.422	0.23	1.84
Upper West	0.80	0.630	0.32	1.97
Volta	2.30	0.040	1.04	5.09
Western	0.96	0.920	0.44	2.11
Ever used tobacco
No	Ref
Yes	3.81	0.000	2.43	5.97
QoL
BMI
Normal	Ref
Underweight	1.23	0.312	0.82	1.85
Overweight	0.89	0.572	0.59	1.34
Obesity	1.31	0.349	0.74	2.34
Poor	Ref
Low	1.35	0.463	0.59	3.08
Moderate	1.39	0.347	0.69	2.79
High	1.82	0.139	0.82	4.06
Educational level
None	Ref
Primary	1.35	0.087	0.96	1.89
Secondary	1.44	0.063	0.98	2.11
Tertiary	1.35	0.365	0.70	2.58

aOR, adjusted Odd Ratio; BMI, body mass index; QoL, quality of life.