Table 4 Estimated relationship between the presence or absence of shelter-in-place order (SIP) on the odds of a breath alcohol measurement > 0.08% every progressive week within each time period detected by the breathalyzers after accounting for repeated measures within individuals, changes in SIP orders over time, and the day of week and calendar month and year.

From: Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study using smart-breathalyzer data

  

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Odds ratio

SIP orders

0.97* (CI 0.95–0.99)

1.03* (1.02–1.07)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

No SIP orders

0.97* (CI 0.95–0.99)

1.04* (1.00–1.08)

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

P value for heterogeneity

 

0.97

0.96

0.99

0.94

  1. *Represents a statically significant value (p < 0.05) within the (SIP or no SIP) location.
  2. P values for heterogeneity refer to statistical significance testing between groups.