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Table 4 Multivariate regressions predicting standard drinks per day and dependence score with basic psychological needs from alcohol

From: Alcohol consumption and dependence is linked to the extent that people experience need satisfaction while drinking alcohol in two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Predictor Coefficient [95% CI] SE \(t\) \(p\)
Log standard drinks/daya
 Intercept − 1.38 [− 1.82, − 0.95] 0.22 − 6.19  < 0.001*
 Age − 0.01 [− 0.02, 0.00] 0.01 − 2.32 0.021*
 Male 1.14 [0.84, 1.44] 0.15 7.53  < 0.001*
 Remote 0.29 [− 0.29, 0.87] 0.30 0.99 0.32
 Need satisfaction 0.48 [0.33, 0.63] 0.08 6.17  < 0.001*
 Conformity 0.15 [− 0.01, 0.31] 0.08 1.88 0.061
 Exclusion 0.14 [− 0.01, 0.29] 0.08 1.79 0.074
Dependence
 Intercept − 0.29 [− 0.50, − 0.08] 0.11 − 2.72 0.007*
 Age 0.00 [0.00, 0.01] 0.00 1.95 0.052
 Male 0.20 [0.06, 0.35] 0.07 2.81 0.005*
 Remote 0.16 [− 0.11, 0.44] 0.14 1.16 0.25
 Need satisfaction 0.13 [0.06, 0.21] 0.04 3.55  < 0.001*
 Conformity 0.17 [0.10, 0.25] 0.04 4.51  < 0.001*
 Exclusion 0.34 [0.26, 0.41] 0.04 8.98  < 0.001*
  1. *p < 0.05; standardised variable; \(n\) = 597
  2. aStandard drinks per day was log-transformed, to interpret coefficients (\({\beta }_{i}\)) as percent increases for log-transformed outcomes (y) the following formula can be used: \(\Delta{\%}y=({e}^{{\beta }_{i}}-1)*100\). Dependence items were summed to create an aggregate measure (range 0–12)
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