Table 1.
Crude associations between early alcohol use initiation and bullying among 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in Georgia.
| Victimization Only OR (95%CI) | Perpetration Only OR (95%CI) | Perpetration and Victimization OR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol initiation | |||
| <13-years-old | 4.59 (4.36–4.83) | 1.32 (1.24–1.40) | 3.24 (3.06–3.43) |
| >13-years-old | 2.81 (2.67–2.95) | 1.08 (1.02–1.13) | 1.91 (1.80–2.02) |
| Nondrinker | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Sex | |||
| Girls | 0.72 (0.70–0.76) | 1.14 (1.09–1.18) | 0.81 (0.78–0.85) |
| Boys | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black | 1.56 (1.50–1.64) | 0.64 (0.61–0.67) | 0.99 (0.95–1.04) |
| Latino | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) | 0.71 (0.65–0.77) | 0.97 (0.88–1.06) |
| Asian | 0.88 (0.77–1.01) | 0.72 (0.64–0.81) | 0.92 (0.81–1.05) |
| Other | 1.75 (1.60–1.91) | 1.02 (0.93–1.12) | 1.30 (1.17–1.44) |
| White | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Grade level | |||
| 8th grade | 2.13 (2.01–2.25) | 2.80 (2.63–2.97) | 3.06 (2.85–3.27) |
| 10th grade | 1.39 (1.31–1.48) | 1.57 (1.47–1.67) | 1.53 (1.42–1.64) |
| 12th grade | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Associations are assessed using bivariate multilogistic regression analyses. Significant associations in boldface.