Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariable models predicting drug use (ever getting high) stratified by gender.

Variable	Female				Male
	Bivariate		Multivariable		Bivariate		Multivariable
	OR (CI)	p	AOR (CI)	p	OR (CI)	p	AOR (CI)	p
Age (years)
16	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
17	0.97 (0.45–2.08)	.93	0.93 (0.42–2.08)	.86	2.74 (1.47–5.12)	.002	2.26 (1.18–4.36)	.015
18	2.11 (1.10–4.05)	.026	1.44 (0.70–2.98)	.32	2.62 (1.42–4.81)	.002	1.92 (1.01–3.68)	.048
Depression	1.09 (1.05–1.13)	<.0001	1.06 (1.01–1.11)	.03	1.05 (1.00–1.09)	.04	1.03 (0.98–1.08)	.23
Self-esteem
Low	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Normal	0.14 (0.06–0.32)	<.0001	0.35 (0.12–1.03)	.06	0.26 (0.07–0.90)	.03	0.34 (0.08–1.44)	.14
High	0.22 (0.09–0.57)	.002	0.78 (0.21–2.95)	.71	0.19 (0.05–0.74)	.02	0.27 (0.05–1.31)	.10
PAC
Low	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
High	0.56 (0.32–0.97)	.039	0.68 (0.37–1.28)	.23	1.46 (0.92–2.30)	.11	1.46 (0.89–2.38)	.13
Witnessed violence?
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	1.87 (0.98–3.59)	.06	1.74 (0.87–3.48)	.12	1.65 (0.98–2.75)	.06	1.44 (0.83–2.50)	.20
Sexually active?
No	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Yes	2.54 (1.45–4.45)	.001	1.83 (0.99–3.39)	.054	2.71 (1.65–4.46)	<.0001	2.16 (1.26–3.68)	.005

OR: odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; PAC: parent–adolescent communication.

Dependent variable in all logistic regression analyses: “Have you ever gotten high on drugs?” Sexually active = ever had anal or vaginal intercourse.