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Table 3 Hazardous alcohol consumption: potential influencing factors (absolute numbers/frequency in %)

From: Health, risk behaviour and consumption of addictive substances among physicians - results of an online survey

Potential influencing factors

Harmless/no alcohol consumption (n = 708)

Hazardous alcohol consumption (n = 212)

All n = 920

P-Value

Age

  ≤ 35a

251/74

89/26

340

0.089

  > 35a

457/79

123/21

580

Gender

 Female

365/88

52/13

417

< 0,001

 Male

343/68

160/32

503

Maritial status

 Unmarried

215/72

82/28

297

0.075

 Married

464/79

122/21

586

 Divorced/widowed

29/78

8/22

37

Children (living in the household)

 Yes

340/81

82/19

422

0.018

 No

368/74

130/26

498

Position/educational level

 Resident

250/74

88/26

338

0.170

 Specialist

199/81

48/19

247

 Physician in a leading position

259/77

76/23

335

Establishment

 University hospital

284/76

92/26

376

0.657

 For-profit/public/non-profit hospital

314/78

87/22

401

 Physician in private practice

110/77

33/23

143

Working hours per week

 50 h or more

418/74

150/26

568

0.002

 Less than 50 h

290/83

62/18

352