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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2011 May;38(5):413–418. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31820279a7

Table 2. Associations Between Sexual Partner Characteristics and Substance Use Disorder.

Substance Use Disorder
With to Without Characteristic Adjusted* Odds Ratio
In Those With Characteristic % (n) In Those Without Characteristic % (n) OR 95% CI
Partner characteristics
 STD in past year 43.7% (119) 38.7% (204) 1.4 0.8–2.3
 ≥5-yr age difference 46.9% (98) 42.2% (296) 1.6 0.9–2.7
 Previously in jail 42.3% (123) 40.8% (233) 1.8 1.0–3.0
 Had other partners in past year 46.2% (234) 43.6% (94) 1.1 0.7–2.0
 Perceived alcohol problem 46.3% (201) 40.3% (211) 1.4 0.9–2.2
 Perceived marijuana problem 55.2% (145) 36.7% (267) 3.0 1.9–5.0
*

Adjusted for race, age, sex, and medical insurance.

%

indicates percent with substance use disorder with given characteristic; n, total number of adolescents in each group; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; STD, sexually transmitted disease.