Table 3.
Factors independently associated with alcohol use variables in university students
| High drinking frequency | Heavy episodic drinking | Drunkenness episodes | Problem drinking (CAGE) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI)* | OR (95%CI)* | OR (95%CI)* | OR (95%CI)* | |
| Gender | ||||
| Females | 0.28 (0.20-0.39) | 0.26 (0.18-0.37) | 0.34 (0.25-0.48) | 0.39 (0.27-0.57) |
| Males | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Study year | 0.96 (0.84-1.11) | 0.87 (0.77-0.98) | 0.94 (0.83-1.07) | 0.97 (0.83-1.14) |
| Parental educational status | ||||
| Both parents high | 1.41 (0.94-2.11) | 1.42 (0.93-2.15) | 1.34 (0.90-1.99) | 1.70 (1.09-2.64) |
| Mother high, father low | 1.17 (0.68-2.00) | 1.38 (0.79-2.40) | 1.02 (0.61-1.72) | 0.64 (0.32-1.30) |
| Father high, mother low | 0.88 (0.56-1.40) | 1.01 (0.69-1.73) | 0.96 (0.62-1.49) | 0.69 (0.39-1.23) |
| Both parents low | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Perceived income sufficiency | ||||
| Always sufficient | 0.82 (0.58-1.15) | 1.01 (0.72-1.43) | 0.90 (0.65-1.26) | 0.73 (0.49-1.08) |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Accomodation during semester | ||||
| With parents | 0.74 (0.54-1.02) | 0.61 (0.44-0.85) | 0.73 (0.54-0.99) | 0.68 (0.48-0.97) |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Intimate relationship | ||||
| Yes | 0.75 (0.54-1.04) | 1.06 (0.76-1.50) | 0.83 (0.60-1.15) | 0.64 (0.45-0.92) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C-statistics | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.68 |
| Nagelkerke's R-square | 0.149 | 0.131 | 0.101 | 0.122 |
* adjusted for all variables in the table
There was no significant interaction between gender and the independent variables in any of the models.