Table 3. Comparison of Health Risk Behavior Trends Among Sexually Active Youth Across Ethnic Groups, San Diego Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1993–2005.

Health Risk Behaviors	Whites* AOR† (95% CI)	API AOR† (95% CI)	Hispanic AOR† (95% CI)	African American AOR† (95% CI)
Lifetime Smoking	1.00	1.18‡ (1.08, 1.29)	1.02 (0.93, 1.11)	1.02 (0.93, 1.11)
Lifetime Drinking	1.00	1.33‡ (1.14, 1.53)	1.05 (0.92, 1.20)	1.05 (0.88, 1.26)
Lifetime Marijuana Use	1.00	1.13‡ (1.11, 2.21)	0.99 (0.91, 1.08)	1.00 (0.90, 1.11)
HIV/AIDS Communication With Parents	1.00	036‡ (0.25, 0.53)	0.89 (0.79, 1.01)	1.20 (1.09, 1.34)

AOR, adjusted odds ratio of trends; API, Asian/Pacific Islanders; CI, confidence interval.

^*Whites are treated as the reference group.

^†Odds ratios (ORs) adjusted for gender and age.

^‡Statistically significant ORs and CIs. OR <1 indicates an inverse association.