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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jan 30.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007 Sep 20;92(1-3):239–247. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.08.005

Table 4.

Odd ratios (ORs) for meeting criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence among recent-onset alcohol users (prior 2 years) without and with statistical adjustments (N = 2176)

OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Without Statistical Adjustment With Statistical Adjustment
Sex
Male 1.0 1.0
Female 0.9 0.6-1.2 0.9 0.6-1.2
Age
22-26 1.0 1.0
21 1.5 0.1-27.3 1.5 0.1-27.0
20 3.1 1.0-10.1 3.1 1.0-10.2
19 2.6 0.7-9.4 2.7 0.7-9.8
18 4.7** 1.7-13.4 4.8** 1.7-13.5
17 5.2* 1.4-18.7 5.3* 1.5-19.2
16 6.8** 2.3-20.0 7.0*** 2.4-20.6
15 7.2*** 2.6-19.8 7.4*** 2.7-20.4
14 5.6** 1.7-18.7 5.8** 1.7-19.5
13 5.6** 1.8-17.7 5.7** 1.8-18.0
12 3.9 0.6-23.8 3.9 0.6-23.7
Race/ethnicity
White 1.0 1.0
Black 0.9 0.6-1.3 0.9 0.6-1.4
Hispanic 1.2 0.9-1.7 1.2 0.9-1.6
Family income
0-US$ 19,999 0.8 0.6-1.1 0.9 0.6-1.4
US$ 20,000-US$ 49,999 1.0 1.0
US$ 50,000-US$ 74,999 1.2 0.9-1.7 1.2 0.8-1.7
US$ 75,000 or above 1.3 0.9-1.8 1.3 0.9-1.8
Population density
MSA of 1 million plus 1.2 0.8-1.8 1.2 0.8-1.7
MSA < 1 million 1.0 1.0
Residence not in a MSA 1.0 0.7-1.4 1.0 0.7-1.4
Using alcohol prior to cannabis onset
No 1.0 1.0
Yes 1.2 0.8-1.7 1.3 0.9-1.9

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.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.