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. 2016 Mar 4;16:169. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2847-x

Table 3.

Odds (95 % CI) of cohort member drinking

Model 0 Model 1 Model 2
Gender
 Girl 0.68*** (0.60 to 0.77) 0.67*** (0.58 to 0.78) 0.68*** (0.58 to 0.79)
Signs of pubertal changes
 Yes 1.38*** (1.17 to 1.63) 1.40*** (1.19 to 1.65)
Birth order
 Firstborn 0.93 (0.80 to 1.10) 0.91 (0.77 to 1.08)
Socioemotional difficulties
 Yes 0.97 (0.79 to 1.20) 0.80 (0.63 to 1.00)
Equivalised household income (ref poorest)
 Fourth 0.95 (0.74 to 1.22) 0.99 (0.77 to 1.27)
 Third 0.97 (0.73 to 1.27) 1.00 (0.76 to 1.32)
 Second 0.90 (0.67 to 1.21) 0.94 (0.70 to 1.25)
 Richest 0.89 (0.66 to 1.18) 0.92 (0.69 to 1.24)
Religious affiliation
 Yes 0.81** (0.69 to 0.94) 0.84* (0.72 to 0.99)
Anti-social behaviours (ref 0)
 1 1.87*** (1.56 to 2.25) 1.73*** (1.43 to 2.09)
 2 3.22*** (2.13 to 4.87) 2.80*** (1.85 to 4.23)
 3 3.67*** (2.04 to 6.60) 2.92*** (1.64 to 5.18)
 4 5.14** (1.81 to 14.60) 3.92** (1.40 to 11.0)
Truancy (ref No)
 Yes 0.93 (0.63 to 1.38) 0.86 (0.57 to 1.28)
 No answer 1.07 (0.31 to 3.71) 1.11 (0.34 to 3.60)
Cigarette smoking (ref No)
 Yes 3.23*** (2.26 to 4.60) 3.03*** (2.17 to 4.24)
 No answer 0.53 (0.12 to 2.33) 0.51 (0.15 to 1.79)
Perception of harm from 1–2 drinks per day (ref No/slight risk)
 Some risk 0.88 (0.70 to 1.10)
 Great risk 0.59*** (0.47 to 0.74)
Alcohol expectancies
 Positive 1.87*** (1.42 to 2.46)
 Negative 0.51*** (0.39 to 0.66)
Un-supervised time at weekend/weekday (ref Never/rarely)
 Sometimes 1.03 (0.85 to 1.26)
 Often 1.15 (0.95 to 1.38)
Frequent battles with parents
 Yes 1.25* (1.05 to 1.50)
Relationship between mother and child (ref Very/extremely close)
 Fairly/not very close 1.30 (0.99 to 1.71)
Happy with family (ref Yes)
 No 1.24* (1.02 to 1.52)

Model 0 adjusts for gender

Model 1 - Model 0 + puberty, birth order, socioemotional difficulties, income, religion, anti-social behaviour, truancy, cigarette smoking

Model 2 - Model 1 + perception of harm due to alcohol, positive and negative expectancies, parental supervision, battles, closeness, happiness with family

*** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05