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. 2010 Feb 15;7(2):A40.

Table 3.

Odds of Disturbed Sleep by Selected Risk Factors Among Adolescents in LRGV (n = 4,901) and Matamoros (n = 669)

Risk factor Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)a

LRGV Matamoros Combined
Have a job
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 0.79 (0.62-0.99) 1.18 (0.83-1.67) 0.88 (0.70-1.12)
Smoked cigarette in past 30 days
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.93 (1.60-2.33) 1.64 (1.02-2.65) 1.91 (1.59-2.29)
Drank alcohol in past 30 days
0 days 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
1-5 days 1.36 (1.15-1.61) 1.49 (0.57-3.94) 1.43 (1.08-1.89)
≥6 days 2.46 (1.73-3.50) 2.86 (0.63-12.90) 2.58 (1.86-3.57)
Used marijuana in past 30 days
0 times 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
1-2 times 1.55 (1.24-1.93) 0.64 (0.21-1.96) 1.52 (1.20-1.93)
≥3 times 2.10 (1.43-3.07) 2.21 (0.44-11.10) 2.14 (1.49-3.06)
Ever used cocaine
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.98 (1.42-2.78) 5.50 (2.00-15.13) 2.12 (1.56-2.89)
Ever used steroids
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.96 (1.40-2.73) 2.24 (0.74-6.79) 1.99 (1.41-2.82)
Felt sad or hopeless every day for ≥2 weeks in a row
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 2.76 (2.44-3.11) 2.16 (1.67-2.78) 2.63 (2.35-2.95)
Considered attempting suicide in past 12 months
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 2.49 (2.08-2.98) 2.35 (1.24-4.45) 2.51 (2.00-3.16)
Body mass index categoryb
Underweight/normal 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Overweight 0.99 (0.84-1.16) 1.07 (0.77-1.49) 1.03 (0.89-1.21)
Obese 0.99 (0.85-1.17) 1.33 (1.04-1.69) 1.10 (0.97-1.25)
In a physical fight in past 12 months
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 1.47 (1.20-1.80) 1.29 (0.91-1.84) 1.43 (1.18-1.73)
Ever forced to have sex
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 2.07 (1.42-3.00) 4.44 (1.31-15.00) 2.25 (1.55-3.27)
Gone ≥24 hours without eating in past 30 days
No 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Yes 2.01 (1.42-2.85) 1.76 (1.23-2.51) 2.01 (1.52-2.67)

Abbreviation: LRGV, Lower Rio Grande Valley.

a

All analyses are adjusted for sex, age, and perceived family standard of living. LRGV data are additionally adjusted for ethnic origin. Combined data are additionally adjusted for location (LRGV used as reference).

b

Underweight or normal, <85th percentile; overweight, ≥85th percentile to <95th percentile; obese, ≥95th percentile.