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Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2016 Apr;20(4):870–877. doi: 10.1007/s10995-015-1875-y

Table 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted^† Odds of Unhealthy Weight Loss Practice by Current Substance Use Categories among 12-to-18 year olds (N=5,620)

	Unadjusted Odds Ratios (95% confidence interval)

	Marijuana Use	Alcohol Use	Cigarette Use
≥ 24 Hours of Fasting (n=599)	1.88 (1.55–2.29)	1.96 (1.65–2.32)	2.26 (1.72–2.80)
Use of Diet Pills (n=316)	2.17 (1.68–2.79)	2.90 (2.27–3.70)	3.84 (2.97–4.98)
Use of Laxatives or Purging (n=241)	2.08 (1.60–2.70)	2.78 (2.13–3.62)	3.96 (2.99–5.24)
≥ 1 Unhealthy Weight Loss Practice (n=814)	1.95 (1.64–2.32)	2.24 (1.93–2.60)	2.64 (2.10–3.34)

	Adjusted Odds Ratios^†

≥ 1 Unhealthy Weight Loss Practice (n=814)	2.00 (1.68–2.38)	2.25 (1.89–2.68)	2.53 (1.85–3.47)

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Adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, academic performance, age-sex-specific body mass index percentiles, and perceived weight status.