Table 3.

Predictors of problem drinking among Asian American young adults (n = 719)

Predictors	Frequent drunkenness AOR [95% CI]	Alcohol-abuse symptoms AOR [95% CI]	Alcohol-dependence symptoms AOR [95% CI]
Male	1.97* [1.07, 3.65]	1.87 [0.93, 3.75]	1.79 [0.99, 3.23]
Age	0.91 [0.76, 1.08]	0.87 [0.72, 1.06]	0.91 [0.76, 1.09]
U.S. born	2.37* [1.22, 4.59]	1.63 [0.78, 3.41]	1.53 [0.79, 2.96]
College degree or more	1.61 [0.87, 2.98]	1.18 [0.62, 2.25]	0.74 [0.40, 1.36]
Financial hardship	1.13 [0.85, 1.49]	1.55** [1.18, 2.04]	1.31 [0.98, 1.74]
COO DDP	1.73* [1.03, 2.92]	1.91* [1.09, 3.35]	1.21 [0.75, 1.97]
COO drinking prevalence	1.10 [0.80, 1.51]	1.20 [0.83, 1.74]	1.41 [1.00, 1.99]
Asian language use	0.36 [0.13, 1.01]	0.39 [0.14, 1.10]	0.29** [0.12, 0.70]
F(8, 660)	2.87**	3.97***	4.48****

Notes: AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval; COO = country of origin; DDP = detrimental drinking pattern.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001;

^****p < .0001.