Table 3 Crude and adjusted multivariate analysis between variables related to alcohol consumption and variables related to mental health in students from a public university in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, 2019

Frequency of alcohol consumption in the last 3 months

 Frequent

0.540 (0.208; 0.871, 0.001)

2.949 (1.177; 4.721, 0.001)

1.667 (1.028; 2.306, < 0.001)

 Occasional

0.228 (− 0.086; 0.543, 0.155)

2.088 (0.409; 3.767, 0.015)

0.683 (0.076; 1.290, 0.027)

 Does not consume

0

0

0

History of binge drinking in the last 3 months

 Yes

0.749 (0.507; 0.991, < 0.001)

3.312 (1.806; 4.417, < 0.001)

1.537 (1.067; 2.008, < 0.001)

 No

0

0

0

Classification of alcohol consumption (ASSIST 2.0)

 Suggestive of dependence

2.812 (0.812; 4.813, 0.006)

18.104 (7.202; 29.006, 0.001)

7.837 (4.242; 11.432, < 0.001)

 Suggestive of abuse

1.150 (0.888; 1.412, < 0.001)

4.994 (3.571; 47.309, < 0.001)

2.741 (2.235; 3.246, < 0.001)

 Occasional use

0

0

0

Classification of alcohol consumption (ASSIST 3.1)

 Suggestive of dependence

2.157 (1.478; 2.835, < 0.001)

12.246 (8.429; 16.063, < 0.001)

6.685 (5.368; 8.002, < 0.001)

 Suggestive of abuse

1.351 (1.067; 1.634, < 0.001)

5.128 (3.589; 6.668, < 0.001)

2.806 (2.263; 3.349, < 0.001)

 Occasional use

0

0

0

Consumption-consequences quadrant (ASSIST factors)

 Suggestive of dependence

1.841 (1.500; 2.183, < 0.001)

8.769 (6.914; 10.624, < 0.001)

4.524 (3.868; 5.180, < 0.001)

 Harmful consumption

1.284 (0.840; 1.728, < 0.001)

7.161 (4.766; 9.555, < 0.001)

3.591 (2.734; 4.448, < 0.001)

 Hazardous consumption

0.623 (0.294; 0.953, < 0.001)

0.682 (− 1.086; 2.450, 0.450)

0.648 (0.019; 1.277, 0.043)

 Rational consumption

0

0

0