Table 2.
Illicit drug/s use by selected variables among university students in the United Kingdom (Bivariate analysis)
| Variable | Illicit Drug/s Use | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, regularly (n = 168) | Yes, a few times (n = 886) | Never (n = 2430) | ||||||||||
| N (%) | OR | P | 95% CI | N (%) | OR | P | 95% CI | N (%) | OR | P | 95% CI | |
| Sex (female) | 83(3.2) | 1.00 | 583(22.3) | 1.00 | 1953(74.6) | 1.00 | ||||||
| Male | 71(9.6) | 4.24 | < 0.001 | 3.03-5.93 | 275(37.2) | 2.34 | < 0.001 | 1.95-2.79 | 394(53.2) | 0.39 | < 0.001 | 0.33-0.46 |
| Age (18-20) years | 64(4.2) | 1.00 | 356(23.6) | 1.00 | 1086(72.1) | 1.00 | ||||||
| 21-29 | 69(6.2) | 1.70 | 0.003 | 1.19-2.43 | 352(31.8) | 1.56 | < 0.001 | 1.31-1.86 | 687(62.0) | 0.63 | < 0.001 | 0.53-0.74 |
| > 30 | 28(3.6) | 0.80 | 0.347 | 0.51-1.27 | 150(19.5) | 0.77 | 0.020 | 0.62-0.96 | 591(76.9) | 1.28 | 0.015 | 1.05-1.57 |
| Self rated general health (Poor/Fair) | 43(11.7) | 1.00 | 105(28.5) | 1.00 | 220(59.8) | 1.00 | ||||||
| Good/very good/excellent | 124(4.0) | 0.29 | < 0.001 | 0.20-0.42 | 762(24.8) | 0.73 | 0.013 | 0.57-0.94 | 2186(71.2) | 1.66 | < 0.001 | 1.33-2.07 |
| Health awareness (not at all/not much) | 41(7.5) | 1.00 | 164(29.8) | 1.00 | 345(62.7) | 1.00 | ||||||
| To some extent/very much | 124(4.3) | 0.51 | < 0.001 | 0.35-0.74 | 703(24.4) | 0.72 | 0.002 | 0.58-0.88 | 2057(71.3) | 1.48 | < 0.001 | 1.22-1.79 |
| Depressive symptoms (low < 5th quintile) | 120(4.2) | 1.00 | 716(25.2) | 1.00 | 20097(0.6) | 1.00 | ||||||
| High (≥ 5th quintile) | 48(7.5) | 1.91 | < 0.001 | 1.34-2.71 | 170(26.6) | 1.13 | 0.215 | 0.93-1.38 | 421(65.9) | 0.80 | 0.019 | 0.67-0.96 |
| Perceived stress (< median) | 77(4.1) | 1.00 | 483(25.5) | 1.00 | 1334(70.4) | 1.00 | ||||||
| High (≥ median) | 85(5.7) | 1.43 | 0.029 | 1.04-1.96 | 381(25.4) | 1.02 | 0.808 | 0.87-1.19 | 1032(68.9) | 0.93 | 0.332 | 0.80-1.08 |
| Smoking (never/occasional) | 86(3.0) | 1.00 | 664(23.0) | 1.00 | 2139(74.0) | 1.00 | ||||||
| Daily | 80(14.8) | 7.93 | < 0.001 | 5.69-11.04 | 211(38.9) | 2.71 | < 0.001 | 2.21-3.32 | 251(46.3) | 0.30 | < 0.001 | 0.25-0.37 |
| Heavy episodic drinking last 2 weeks (< 1 time) | 28(2.8) | 1.00 | 171(16.9) | 1.00 | 812(80.3) | 1.00 | ||||||
| ≥ 1 time | 124(6.0) | 2.82 | < 0.001 | 1.86-4.29 | 654(31.9) | 2.44 | < 0.001 | 2.02-2.95 | 1274(62.1) | 0.40 | < 0.001 | 0.34-0.48 |
| CAGE score (< 2 positive responses) | 96(4.0) | 1.00 | 542(22.3) | 1.00 | 1788(73.7) | 1.00 | ||||||
| ≥ 2 positive (possible problem drinking) | 55(7.9) | 2.70 | < 0.001 | 1.91-3.83 | 260(37.5) | 2.26 | < 0.001 | 1.88-2.72 | 379(54.6) | 0.43 | < 0.001 | 0.36-0.51 |
| CAGE score (< 3 positive responses) | 126(4.4) | 1.00 | 675(23.7) | 1.00 | 2047(71.9) | 1.00 | ||||||
| ≥ 3 positive (possible alcohol dependence) | 25(9.2) | 3.39 | < 0.001 | 2.12-5.40 | 127(46.7) | 3.21 | < 0.001 | 2.46-4.18 | 120(44.1) | 0.31 | < 0.001 | 0.24-0.40 |
| Importance of religion in life (strongly or somewhat agree/neither agree nor disagree) | 68(3.9) | 1.00 | 380(21.9) | 1.00 | 1291(74.2) | 1.00 | ||||||
| Strongly disagree/somewhat disagree | 90(5.7) | 1.65 | 0.003 | 1.19-2.29 | 465(29.2) | 1.53 | < 0.001 | 1.30-1.79 | 1035(65.1) | 0.65 | < 0.001 | 0.56-0.75 |
| Financial burden/s (Not at all/quite strongly) | 94(3.9) | 1.00 | 552(22.7) | 1.00 | 1781(73.4) | 1.00 | ||||||
| Strongly/Very strongly | 74(7.0) | 2.16 | < 0.001 | 1.57-2.97 | 334(31.6) | 1.66 | < 0.001 | 1.41-1.95 | 649(61.4) | 0.58 | < 0.001 | 0.50-0.67 |
| Accommodation during semester (not with parents) | 144(5.5) | 1.00 | 720(27.5) | 1.00 | 1755(67.0) | 1.00 | ||||||
| With parents | 24(2.8) | 0.43 | < 0.001 | 0.28-0.67 | 166(19.2) | 0.60 | < 0.001 | 0.49-0.73 | 675(78.0) | 1.75 | < 0.001 | 1.46-2.09 |
| Academic performance compared to peers (much worse/worse/same) | 117(4.1) | 1.00 | 703(24.8) | 1.00 | 2010(71.0) | 1.00 | ||||||
| Better/much better | 45(8.5) | 2.30 | < 0.001 | 1.60-3.31 | 148(28.0) | 1.26 | 0.033 | 1.02-1.56 | 336(63.5) | 0.71 | 0.001 | 0.58-0.86 |
OR = odds ratio.