Table 3.

Odd ratios (ORs) for meeting criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence among recent-onset alcohol users (prior 2 years) without and with statistical adjustments (N = 4074)

	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
	Without Statistical Adjustment		With Statistical Adjustment
Sex
Male	1.0	—	1.0	—
Female	1.1	0.9-1.5	1.2	0.9-1.6
Age
22-26	1.0	—	1.0	—
21	1.2	0.5-2.8	1.2	0.5-2.8
20	0.9	0.3-2.7	0.8	0.3-2.5
19	1.7	0.8-3.9	1.8	0.8-4.0
18	2.1*	1.0-4.5	2.3*	1.1-4.8
17	2.0‡	1.0-4.2	2.1*	1.0-4.4
16	2.1*	1.1-4.0	2.2*	1.1-4.2
15	1.7	0.9-3.5	1.8	0.9-3.6
14	2.1‡	0.9-4.4	2.1‡	1.0-4.6
13	1.8	0.9-3.6	1.8	0.9-3.7
12	1.5	0.5-4.4	1.6	0.5-4.5
Race/ethnicity
White	1.0	—	1.0	—
African American	1.0	0.7-1.6	1.1	0.7-1.6
Hispanic	1.0	0.7-1.5	1.1	0.8-1.5
Family income
0-US$ 19,999	1.2	0.9-1.7	1.3	0.9-1.8
US$ 20,000-US$ 49,999	1.0	—	1.0	—
US$ 50,000-US$ 74,999	1.2	0.8-1.7	1.1	0.8-1.6
US$ 75,000 or above	1.0	0.7-1.4	0.9	0.7-1.3
Population density
MSA of 1 million plus	1.0	0.7-1.3	1.0	0.7-1.4
MSA < 1 million	1.0	—	1.0	—
Residence not in a MSA	1.4*	1.1-1.9	1.4*	1.0-1.9
Using cannabis prior to alcohol onset
No	1.0	—	1.0	—
Yes	1.1	0.6-1.9	1.0	0.6-1.8

Results based on logistic regression with weighted data and Taylor series linearization for variance estimation to estimate 95% confidence interval (CI) and associated p values.

^‡p = .05.

^*p < .05.