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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2017 Jul 25;76:82–87. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.07.030

Table 3. Poisson Regression Risk Ratios with W1 Variables Predicting W7 Alcohol Quantity, Frequency and Problems for W7 Drinkers.

Variable Frequency of AU Risk Ratio (95% CI) Drinks per Drinking Day Risk Ratio (95% CI) Alcohol Problems Risk Ratio (95% CI)




Gender (female = 0) 1.17 (1.13, 1.21)*** 1.33 (1.18, 1.50)*** 1.01 (0.93, 1.09)
Age 1.31 (1.29, 1.33)*** 0.97 (0.92, 1.04) 1.17 (1.13, 1.22)***
Sample (sample 1 = 0) 1.39 (1.34, 1.43)*** 0.88 (0.77, 1.00) 1.48 (1.36, 1.62)***
Frequency AU – Parent 1.15 (1.13, 1.17)*** 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) 1.03 (0.98, 1.08)
Frequency AU – Spouse 1.03 (1.01, 1.05)** 1 (0.93, 1.08) 0.99 (0.94, 1.03)
Quantity AU – Parent 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)* 1.04 (0.97, 1.11) 0.99 (0.94, 1.03)
Access to Alcohol in Home (difficult access = 0) 1.04 (1.01, 1.08)* 0.87 (0.75, 0.99)* 1.08 (0.99, 1.18)
Rules about AU in Home (only guests drink = 0) 0.82 (0.77, 0.86)*** 0.82 (0.67, 1.01) 1.09 (0.95, 1.25)
Acceptable age for AU 0.98 (0.96, 1.00)* 0.98 (0.92, 1.05) 1.03 (0.99, 1.08)
Negative Reactions To Adolescent AU 0.96 (0.94, 0.98)*** 0.97 (0.89, 1.06) 1.04 (0.98, 1.10)
Discuss Health Risks (high frequency = 0) 1.05 (0.99, 1.12) 1.09 (0.87, 1.35) 1.21 (1.05, 1.40)**
Punishment of Adolescent AU 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) 1.08 (0.99, 1.18) 0.99 (0.94, 1.05)
Parental Education 1.04 (1.02, 1.06)*** 1.09 (1.02, 1.17)* 1.12 (1.07, 1.17)***
Surgency 1.16 (1.14, 1.17)*** 0.99 (0.93, 1.05) 1.17 (1.13, 1.22)***
Perceived Peer AU (no peer use = 0) 1.13 (1.08, 1.18)*** 1.16 (0.98, 1.36) 1.42 (1.28, 1.57)***
Perceived Peer Approval (disapproval = 0) 1.03 (0.99, 1.07) 0.96 (0.82, 1.12) 0.96 (0.87, 1.06)
Lifetime AU Without Permission (no use = 0) 1.12 (1.05, 1.20)*** 0.83 (0.62, 1.12) 1.14 (0.97, 1.34)
Use With Permission W1 (no permission = 0) 1.24 (1.19, 1.28)*** 1.2 (1.06, 1.37)** 1.14 (1.05, 1.24)**

Predicted Values a
 Use With Permission 42 4 7
 No Permission 35 3 6

Note. AU=Alcohol use; CI = Confidence Interval;

*

p<0.05,

**

p < 0.01,

***

p<.001;

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Dichotomous predictors were centered to obtain predicted values;