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Table 3 Characteristics associated with perceptions of risks and with awareness of the French warning label existing since 2007: multivariate logistic regressions a (France, 2012, N = 3603)

From: Warning about drinking during pregnancy: lessons from the French experience

Characteristics

Odds of believing that spirits are more harmful than wine or beer

Odds of thinking that beer is recommended during breastfeeding

Odds of not noticing the warning label on alcohol containers

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

OR

(95% CI)

Age (years)

  < 25

1

 

1

 

1

 

 25–34

0.88

(0.72–1.07)

0.46

(0.34–0.64)

1.06

(0.85–1.31)

  ≥ 35

0.94

(0.72–1.20)

0.37

(0.24–0.59)

1.99

(1.52–2.61)

Parity

 Primiparous

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Multiparous

1.07

(0.92–1.25)

1.53

(1.14–1.96)

0.93

(0.79–1.09)

Educational level

 Above high school

1

 

1

 

1

 

 High school

1.17

(0.98–1.40)

1.25

(0.91–1.71)

1.00

(0.83–1.22)

 Below high school)

1.37

(1.16–1.62)

1.35

(1.00–1.78)

1.23

(1.02–1.47)

Single

 No

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.94

(0.67–1.30)

1.98

(1.26–3.10)

1.42

(1.01–1.98)

Pre-pregnancy smoking status

 Abstinent

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Smoker

0.91

(0.76–1.10)

1.83

(1.40–2.40)

1.10

(0.90–1.33)

Pre-pregnancy drinking status

 Abstinent

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Drinker

1.08

(0.94–1.24)

1.92

(1.49–2.46)

0.35

(0.30–0.41)

  1. aThe three models were constructed using binary logistic regression including all the characteristics in the table. Values are regression coefficients (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI)