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. 2002 Feb;92(2):198–202. doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.2.198

TABLE 2.

—Romantic Attractions and Substance Use and Abuse: Add Health Study, 1995–1996

Males Females
No. of cigarettesa
    Same-sex attraction 0.26 0.12
    Both-sex attraction 0.16* 0.43***
Increase in no. of cigarettesa
    Same-sex attraction –0.22 –0.32*
    Both-sex attraction –0.00 –0.02
No. of times drunka
    Same-sex attraction 0.18 0.39*
    Both-sex attraction 0.19* 0.36***
Increase in times drunka
    Same-sex attraction 0.06 –0.28
    Both-sex attraction –0.18 –0.10
Ever drink alone
    Same-sex attraction 0.82 1.15
    Both-sex attraction 1.34* 2.65***
Increased drinking aloneb
    Same-sex attraction 1.64 1.63
    Both-sex attraction 0.73 0.96
No. of problems caused by drinkinga
    Same-sex attraction 0.12 0.08
    Both-sex attraction 0.13* * 0.14***
Increase in no. of problems caused by drinkinga
    Same-sex attraction –0.01 –0.04
    Both-sex attraction –0.09 –0.04
Sexual situation because of drinkingb
    Same-sex attraction 1.10 1.11
    Both-sex attraction 1.43 1.62
Increase in sexual situations because of drinkingb
    Same-sex attraction 2.77 1.02
    Both-sex attraction 1.38 1.89*
No. of times used marijuanaa
    Same-sex attraction 0.25 0.40**
    Both-sex attraction 0.18* 0.52***
Increase in no. of times used marijuanaa
    Same-sex attraction 0.07 0.00
    Both-sex attraction –0.01 0.08*
Use drugsb
    Same-sex attraction 1.52 2.16**
    Both-sex attraction 1.65** 2.97***
Increase in use of drugsb
    Same-sex attraction 0.30 1.19
    Both-sex attraction 1.24 0.96

aCoefficients from ordinary least squares regression models.

bOdds ratios from logistic regression models.

*P ≤ .05; **P ≤ .01;***P ≤ .001.