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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2009 Jun 4;104(1-2):156–166. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.04.014

Table 6.

Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of hallucinogen use disorders among past-year hallucinogen users aged 12–17 years (N = 1,585)

Adjusted categorical multinomial logistic regression model1: AOR (95% CI) Dependence vs. use only Abuse vs. use only Subthreshold dependence vs. use only Dependence vs. abuse Dependence vs. subthreshold dependence Abuse vs. subthreshold dependence
Gender (vs. male)
 Female 1.4 (0.86–2.41) 1.0 (0.62–1.57) 1.8 (1.08–2.89) 1.5 (0.80–2.65) 0.8 (0.45–1.49) 0.5 (0.28–1.05)

Age group, y (vs. 16–17)
 12–13 1.7 (0.38–7.62) 2.3 (0.91–5.78) 3.4 (1.64–7.09) 0.8 (0.18–3.02) 0.5 (0.14–2.07) 0.7 (0.27–1.75)
 14–15 1.6 (0.81–2.99) 1.0 (0.61–1.65) 0.8 (0.45–1.36) 1.6 (0.73–3.31) 2.1 (0.95–4.68) 1.4 (0.64–2.85)

Race/ethnicity (vs. white)
 African American 1.3 (0.34–5.24) 0.7 (0.21–2.59) 0.4 (0.14–1.25) 1.8 (0.34–9.36) 3.6 (0.68–18.67) 2.0 (0.41–10.06)
 American Indian/Alaska native 2.1 (0.63–6.94) 6.5 (1.18–36.15) 2.3 (0.63–8.04) 0.3 (0.06–1.74) 0.9 (0.16–5.15) 3.0 (0.57–15.90)
 Asian/Pac. Islander/nat. Hawaiian 0.3 (0.02–3.52) 0.5 (0.08–2.81) 2.4 (0.34–16.98) 0.5 (0.10–2.07) 0.1 (0.01–1.68) 0.2 (0.03–1.19)
 Multi-racial 0.1 (0.03–0.43) 1.2 (0.28–5.04) 0.3 (0.10–1.15) 0.1 (0.02–0.43) 0.3 (0.06–2.04) 4.4 (1.09–17.81)
 Hispanic 2.1 (0.78–5.44) 1.2 (0.51–2.92) 1.0 (0.46–2.05) 1.7 (0.56–4.88) 2.1 (0.61–7.01) 1.2 (0.42–3.63)

Days of hallucinogen use (vs. 1–11)
 12–51 2.3 (1.02–5.08) 1.1 (0.56–1.98) 1.6 (1.04–2.46) 2.2 (0.85–5.62) 1.5 (0.57–3.67) 0.7 (0.34–1.39)
 52 or more days 5.5 (2.37–12.75) 2.7 (1.41–5.22) 2.4 (1.66–6.92) 2.1 (0.89–4.86) 1.8 (0.64–4.80) 0.8 (0.35–1.92)

MDMA use (vs. other hallucinogen use)
 Yes 3.0 (1.59–5.68) 1.7 (0.97–3.09) 1.4 (0.88–2.07) 1.8 (0.82–3.78) 2.2 (1.05–4.77) 1.3 (0.65–2.51)

Number of types of hallucinogens used (vs. one)
 2 2.2 (0.95–5.17) 1.6 (0.85–3.12) 1.2 (0.70–2.08) 1.3 (0.55–3.20) 1.7 (0.66–4.29) 1.3 (0.60–2.77)
 3 or more types 2.7 (1.13–6.38) 1.4 (0.66–2.82) 2.4 (1.37–4.35) 1.9 (0.74–4.67) 1.1 (0.39–2.99) 0.6 (0.25–1.32)

Using mental health services (vs. no)
 Yes 2.6 (1.23–5.36) 1.6 (0.99–2.50) 0.9 (0.58–1.40) 1.6 (0.74–3.29) 2.9 (1.34–6.06) 1.7 (1.00–3.00)

Alcohol use disorder (vs. no)
 Yes 2.4 (1.25–4.51) 2.3 (1.40–3.99) 1.8 (1.21–2.77) 1.0 (0.46–2.18) 1.3 (0.61–2.54) 1.3 (0.65–2.41)

Marijuana use disorder (vs. no)
 Yes 1.9 (0.93–4.05) 1.9 (1.13–3.11) 1.2 (0.77–1.84) 1.0 (0.43–2.51) 1.6 (0.72–3.56) 1.6 (0.92–2.81)

Cocaine use disorder (vs. no)
 Yes 2.3 (1.01–5.39) 1.4 (0.55–3.35) 1.2 (0.54–2.59) 1.8 (0.62–4.96) 2.0 (0.79–5.05) 1.2 (0.42–2.98)

Opioid use disorder (vs. no)
 Yes 1.9 (0.86–4.19) 3.4 (1.80–6.51) 0.6 (0.28–1.43) 0.6 (0.22–1.40) 2.6 (1.01–6.90) 4.9 (1.99–12.12)
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The adjusted model controlled for the survey year and included variables listed in the first column. Family income, student status, arrests for criminal activities, selling illicit drugs, major depression, tobacco dependence, and age of onset of hallucinogen use were tested but were not significant and were not included in the adjusted model.

Boldface: p < 0.05.