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. 2018 Jan 23;6(1):E50–E56. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170159

Table 3: Logistic regression of past-year cannabis use among Ontario middle and high school students by demographic and behavioural factors*.

Factor Model; OR (95% CI)†
Model 1, unadjusted Model 2, adjusted‡ Model 3, adjusted§ Model 4, adjusted¶
Sex
    Male 1 1 1
    Female 0.90 (0.73-1.13) 0.93 (0.75-1.14) 0.94 (0.73-1.19) 0.91 (0.71-1.16)
Grade
    7/8 1 1 1 1
    9 3.65 (1.68-7.94) 3.67 (1.67-8.05) 1.63 (0.83-3.21) 1.64 (0.85-3.19)
    10 10.63 (4.9-22.81) 11.18 (5.17-24.16) 3.77 (1.98-7.18) 3.71 (1.96-7.04)
    11 17.24 (8.07-36.81) 17.51 (8.13-37.69) 3.75 (1.97-7.12) 3.66 (1.94-6.92)
    12 19.26 (8.97-41.36) 21.15 (9.83-45.51) 3.87 (2.06-7.26) 3.85 (2.07-7.16)
Ethnicity
    White 1 1 1 1
    Black 0.98 (0.68-1.41) 1.16 (0.81-1.66) 2.70 (1.77-4.11) 2.67 (1.76-4.05)
    East/South East Asian 0.35 (0.26-0.49) 0.43 (0.31-0.59) 0.81 (0.58-1.14) 0.77 (0.54-1.10)
    South Asian 0.29 (0.21-0.41) 0.31 (0.22-0.44) 0.94 (0.58-1.52) 0.92 (0.56-1.50)
    Other 0.82 (0.67-1.01) 1.01 (0.78-1.31) 1.18 (0.81-1.72) 1.16 (0.79-1.71)
Subjective socioeconomic status
    High 1 1 1 1
    Low 1.19 (0.98-1.43) 1.13 (0.94-1.34) 1.03 (0.85-1.26) 1.01 (0.83-1.22)
Immigration status
    Nonimmigrant 1 1 1 1
    Immigrant 0.42 (0.32-0.56) 0.48 (0.37-0.64) 0.56 (0.39-0.79) 0.55 (0.39-0.78)
Tobacco cigarette use in previous year
    No 1 1 1
    Yes 25.18 (20.58-30.81) 10.90 (8.60-13.83) 10.10 (8.68-13.92)
Alcohol use in previous year
    None/sip 1 1 1
    Occasional 10.94 (8.24-14.52) 5.42 (4.08-7.21) 5.35 (4.01-7.13)
    Regular 47.53 (35.53-63.58) 14.84 (10.87-20.26) 14.6 (10.8-19.89)
Met physical activity recommendation
    No 1.05 (0.88-1.25) 1.10 (0.87-1.38)
    Yes 1 1
Met screen time recommendation
    No 1.07 (0.91-1.26) 1.09 (0.82-1.45)
    Yes 1 1
Met sleep duration recommendation
    No 1.50 (1.25-1.81) 1.21 (0.95-1.55)
    Yes 1 1

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

*Models compare past-year cannabis use to no use.

†Bolded values significant at p < 0.05.

‡Adjusted for sex, grade, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and immigration status.

§Adjusted for sex, grade, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, immigration status, tobacco cigarette use and alcohol use.

¶Adjusted for sex, grade, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, immigration status, tobacco cigarette use, alcohol use, and adherence to the physical activity, screen time and sleep duration recommendations.