Table 5. Influence of different variables on risky consumption and binge drinking in subjects who did not partake in either of these consumption patterns at age 18–19 years.
| Multivariate analysisa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95%CI) | ||||
| Risky Consumption | Binge Drinking | |||
| Females¥ | Males£ | Females* | Males+ | |
| Age of onset of alcohol use | ||||
| At age 17 or elder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| At age 16 | 8.14 (4.35–15.25) | 2.91 (1.41–6.00) | 5.53 (2.71–9.65) | 2.80 (1.36–5.74) |
| At age 15 and before age 15 | 6.63 (3.32–13.24) | 2.52 (1.07–5.92) | 4.69 (2.28–9.28) | 2.25 (1.09–5.94) |
| Residence | ||||
| In parental home | 1 | 1 | ||
| Away from the parental home | 1.77 (1.05–3.00) | 3.43 (1.60–7.38) | ||
| Positive expectancies about alcohol | ||||
| Low | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medium | 1.82 (1.08–3.06) | 1.96 (1.18–3.25) | ||
| High | 1.48 (0.75–2.95) | 1.80 (1.05–3.08) | ||
| Age of participants | ||||
| 20–21 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22–23 years | 0.98 (0.55–1.75) | 0.94 (0.46–1.93) | 1.24 (0.79–1.95) | 2.08 (1.08–4.04) |
| 24–25 years | 0.09 (0.05–0.17) | 0.15 (0.04–0.53) | 0.40 (0.19–0.83) | 0.47 (0.17–1.27) |
| 27–28 years | 0.15 (0.08–0.31) | 0.30 (0.11–0.81) | 0.24 (0.11–0.50) | 0.60 (0.24–1.50) |
a Adjusted by all variables included in the column.
¥ Number of subject measures included in the model: 693.
£ Number of subject measures included in the model: 231.
* Number of subject measures included in the model: 1250.
+ Number of subject measures included in the model: 334.