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. 2016 Feb 11;6(2):e010455. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010455

Table 2.

Summary of adolescent drinking behaviours by young adult alcohol use disorders, gender and wave

Adolescent measure Young adult alcohol use disorder
Total Males
Total Females
Wave 7
Wave 8
Wave 9
Wave 7
Wave 8
Wave 9
Per cent (95% CI) Per cent (95% CI) Per cent (95% CI) Per cent (95% CI) Per cent (95% CI) Per cent (95% CI)
Adolescent drinking patterns
Frequent drinking
 None 729 20 (16 to 23) 24 (21 to 27) 19 (16 to 22) 897 12 (10 to 14) 12 (10 to 14) 7 (6 to 9)
 1 wave 140 33 (24 to 42) 38 (29 to 47) 20 (12 to 28) 69 19 (8 to 30) 21 (10 to 32) 12 (2 to 22)
 2+ waves 62 45 (31 to 59) 47 (33 to 61) 20 (7 to 33) 31 44 (25 to 63) 15 (1 to 29) 23 (6 to 40)
Loss of control over drinking
 None 704 19 (16 to 23) 23 (20 to 26) 16 (13 to 19) 787 11 (9 to 13) 11 (8 to 13) 6 (4 to 8)
 1 wave 135 29 (19 to 39) 38 (28 to 47) 27 (18 to 37) 122 16 (8 to 23) 16 (9 to 24) 13 (6 to 20)
 2+ waves 92 44 (32 to 57) 48 (36 to 60) 35 (22 to 47) 89 30 (20 to 41) 24 (13 to 35) 20 (10 to 29)
Binge drinking
 None 299 13 (9 to 18) 15 (11 to 20) 16 (11 to 20) 409 6 (4 to 8) 9 (6 to 12) 6 (3 to 8)
 1 wave drinking 112 18 (9 to 27) 23 (14 to 32) 15 (7 to 23) 166 12 (7 to 18) 12 (6 to 18) 8 (3 to 13)
 2+ waves drinking 82 17 (6 to 28) 27 (16 to 39) 14 (5 to 23) 109 22 (13 to 31) 16 (8 to 23) 8 (2 to 14)
 1 wave binge drinking 172 23 (16 to 31) 29 (21 to 36) 22 (15 to 30) 176 19 (12 to 26) 17 (11 to 24) 12 (7 to 18)
 2+ waves binge drinking 265 39 (32 to 45) 43 (36 to 50) 25 (18 to 32) 137 23 (15 to 31) 15 (8 to 22) 11 (5 to 17)
Heavy binge drinking
 None 299 13 (9 to 18) 15 (11 to 20) 16 (11 to 20) 409 6 (4 to 8) 9 (6 to 12) 6 (3 to 8)
 1 wave drinking 164 17 (10 to 25) 23 (15 to 30) 16 (9 to 22) 203 13 (8 to 18) 13 (7 to 18) 8 (3 to 13)
 2+ waves drinking 280 24 (18 to 30) 31 (25 to 37) 20 (15 to 26) 229 24 (18 to 30) 17 (12 to 22) 9 (5 to 13)
 1 wave binge drinking 111 39 (28 to 50) 42 (30 to 54) 25 (14 to 35) 107 16 (8 to 25) 18 (9 to 26) 13 (6 to 20)
 2+ waves binge drinking 76 50 (37 to 63) 53 (41 to 66) 30 (18 to 43) 48 23 (11 to 36) 10 (0 to 20) 18 (6 to 30)