Table 3.

Odds of Involvement in a Motor Vehicle Accident, Physical Fight, and Unintentional Injury After Drinking and When not Drinking, According to Age of Drinking Onset

	Ever in Auto Accident
Age of Drinking Onset	After Drinking AOR (95% CI)*	When Not Drinking AOR (95% CI)	P-Value comparing AORs
<14	6.3 (2.6, 15.3)	0.9 (0.5, 1.4)	<.01
14–15	5.2 (2.2, 12.3)	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	<.01
16–17	3.3 (1.5, 7.3)	0.9 (0.7, 1.2)	<.01
18–20	2.2 (0.9, 5.1)	0.8 (0.6, 1.0)	.02
21+	1.0	1.0	---

	Ever in a Fight
Age of Drinking Onset	After Drinking AOR (95% CI)	When Not Drinking AOR (95% CI)	P-Value Comparing AORs
<14	6.0 (3.4, 10.5)	2.2 (1.3, 3.8)	<.01
14–15	4.9 (3.0, 8.0)	1.8 (1.2, 2.8)	<.01
16–17	3.7 (2.4, 5.6)	1.9 (0.3, 2.7)	<.01
18–20	1.9 (1.2, 2.9)	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	.01
21+	1.0	1.0	---

	Ever Accidental Injury
Age of Drinking Onset	AOR (95% CI)	When Not Drinking AOR (95% CI)	P-Value Comparing AORs
<14	4.6 (2.4, 8.7)	1.3 (0.8, 2.3)	<.01
14–15	4.7 (2.6, 8.6)	1.3 (0.8, 1.9)	<.01
16–17	3.2 (1.9, 5.6)	1.4 (0.9, 2.0)	<.01
18–20	2.3 (1.3, 4.0)	1.0 (0.7, 1.4)	<.01
21+	1.0	1.0	---

^*Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for general estimating equations logistic regression models controlling for current age, sex, race, education, cigarette use, marijuana use, family history of alcohol problems, ever alcohol dependent, and exceeded recommended daily limits (5+ for men, 4+ for women) during current and heaviest drinking period