Table 5.
Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by alcohol and drug use status among young adults aged 18–22 years in 2005–2006 (n=20,858)
| Logistic regression |
Past-year STDsa | Lifetime STDsa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of use |
College students | Non-students | College students | Non-students | ||||
| Prevalence %b (SE) |
AOR (95% CI) | Prevalence %b (SE) |
AOR (95% CI) | Prevalence %b (SE) |
AOR (95% CI) | Prevalence %b (SE) |
AOR (95% CI) | |
| Alcohol and drugs | 3.1 (0.32) | 11.6 (3.91–34.42) | 3.4 (0.30) | 5.8 (2.96–11.26) | 5.0 (0.45) | 12.5 (5.75–28.24) | 5.9 (0.37) | 5.5 (3.15–9.67) |
| Alcohol alone | 1.1 (0.24) | 3.7 (1.20–11.25) | 1.7 (0.37) | 2.9 (1.35–6.18) | 1.6 (0.27) | 3.6 (1.58–8.45) | 2.9 (0.43) | 2.4 (1.35–4.26) |
| Drugs alone | 0.9 (0.62) | 2.9 (0.52–16.24) | 1.1 (0.67) | 1.8 (0.40–8.07) | 2.2 (1.03) | 4.7 (1.43–15.50) | 1.5 (0.71) | 1.3 (0.42–4.09) |
| Never use | 0.3 (0.16) | 1.0 | 0.6 (0.20) | 1.0 | 0.5 (0.19) | 1.0 | 1.2 (0.31) | 1.0 |
SE, standard error.
a
Each model adjusted age, gender, race/ethnicity, family income, past-year emergency department or inpatient treatment, and history of substance abuse treatment.
b
χ2 test of the STD status by the four categories of alcohol and drug use: df=3, P<0.001.
Bold: P<0.05.