Table 2

Consumption by age before and after upshifting estimates

Raw estimates (Current Drinkers)

Corrected estimates (Current Drinkers

Number of drinking occasions per week

Gender

Age

Mean (g/day)

95% CI

Mean (g/day)

95% CI

Number

95% CI

Women

15-24

9.67

(2.1-17.2)

26.4

(24.4-28.3)

0.80

(0.58-1.02)

25-34

5.46

(3.5-7.4)

18.2

(16.8-19.5)

0.75

(0.61-0.88)

35-44

3.63

(3.1-4.2)

12.1

(11.6-12.7)

0.82

(0.69-0.95)

45-54

5.03

(4.1-5.9)

16.7

(16.0-17.4)

1.03

(0.89-1.18)

55-64

4.55

(3.9-5.2)

15.1

(14.4-15.9)

1.06

(0.91-1.12)

65-74

4.57

(3.4-5.7)

15.2

(14.0-16.4)

1.01

(0.77-1.26)

75+

3.97

(2.9-5.0)

13.2

(12.0-14.5)

0.83

(0.59-1.07)

Men

15-24

11.68

(8.3-15.0)

38.5

(35.5-41.6)

0.92

(0.73-1.12)

25-34

12.80

(9.8-15.8)

40.0

(36.6-43.3)

1.39

(1.14-1.64)

35-44

9.14

(7.5-10.8)

29.7

(28.1-31.3)

1.40

(1.21-1.59)

45-54

12.01

(8.8-15.2)

36.4

(34.4-38.4)

1.63

(1.42-1.86)

55-64

10.58

(8.7-12.4)

34.7

(32.6-36.7)

1.68

(1.42-1.93)

65-74

11.34

(7.5-15.2)

37.5

(34.1-40.9)

1.52

(1.15-1.89)

75+

7.92

(5.7-10.1)

25.9

(23.1-28.7)

1.77

(1.29-2.25)

Total

5.79

(4.6-7.0)

-

-

1.15

(1.09-1.21)

Shield et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:91   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-91