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. 2007 Jul 2;2:18. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-2-18

Table 4.

Comparison of students with no experience of delinquency in the last 12 months (n = 544) (Model 1), and those with one or two such experiences (n = 805) (Model 2), and finally, those with three or more delinquent experiences (n = 413) (Model 3).

MODEL I OR 95% CI Wald test
Sexa 1.3 0.59 – 2.73 0.370
Frequent binge drinking 1.3 0.58 – 2.85 0.372
Drinking full strength beer twice a month or more often 1.0 0.41 – 2.65 0.006
Drinking distilled spirits twice a month or more often 1.2 0.52 – 3.01 0.236
Usual volume of full strength beer exceeds 150 cl 2.2 1.00 – 4.90 3.835
Usual volume of distilled spirits exceeds 25 cl 3.0 1.52 – 5.73 10.270

MODEL II Sexa 0.8 0.54 – 1.31 0.564
Frequent binge drinking 1.4 0.86 – 2.28 1.576
Drinking full strength beer twice a month or more often 1.4 0.89 – 2.43 2.034
Drinking distilled spirits twice a month or more often 2.6 1.58 – 4.35 13.231
Usual volume of full strength beer exceeds 150 cl 1.2 0.77 – 1.86 0.563
Usual volume of distilled spirits exceeds 25 cl 1.4 0.89 – 2.09 2.381

MODEL III Sexa 0.9 0.53 – 1.46 0.239
Frequent binge drinking 1.5 0.75 – 2.85 1.266
Drinking full strength beer twice a month or more often 1.7 0.90 – 3.17 2.632
Drinking distilled spirits twice a month or more often 1.1 0.58 – 2.09 0.094
Usual volume of full strength beer exceeds 150 cl 1.7 0.98 – 3.01 3.585
Usual volume of distilled spirits exceeds 25 cl 1.9 1.13 – 3.30 5.771

df = 1

a Reference category = Girls