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. 2016 May 10;39(2):321–329. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw034

Table 2.

Logistic regression analyses with weight goals, breakfast skipping, and covariates as predictors of regular alcohol use and binge drinking among secondary school students in the COMPASS study (2013/2014 data)

Female
Male
Odds ratio 99% CI Odds ratio 99% CI
Binge drinking
 Weight goal Reference category ‘I'm not trying to do anything about my weight’
  Lose 1.88, P < 0.0001 1.65–2.15 1.09, P = 0.094 0.95–1.25
  Gain 1.61, P < 0.0001 1.27–2.05 1.92, P < 0.0001 1.71–2.16
  Stay the same 1.19, P = 0.006 1.01–1.40 1.24, P < 0.0001 1.08–1.43
 Breakfast skipping Reference category: does not skip breakfast regularly
  Skips 3+ times a week 1.57, P < 0.0001 1.43–1.72 1.44, P < 0.0001 1.32–1.58
 Grade Reference category: grade 9
  10 2.10, P < 0.0001 1.81–2.44 2.35, P < 0.0001 2.03–2.71
  11 3.42, P < 0.0001 2.96–3.95 3.68, P < 0.0001 3.20–4.24
  12 4.62, P < 0.0001 3.99–5.34 5.33, P < 0.0001 4.63–6.13
 Weight status Reference category: normal weight
  Underweight 1.05, P = 0.746 0.70–1.57 0.40, P < 0.0001 0.26–0.60
  Overweight 0.72, P < 0.0001 0.62–0.83 1.45, P < 0.0001 1.28–1.64
  Obese 0.55, P < 0.0001 0.43–0.70 1.16, P = 0.029 0.97–1.37
  Missing 0.86, P = 0.001 0.76–0.96 0.83, P < 0.0001 0.73–0.94
 Cigarette smoking Reference category: never
  Current 7.47, P < 0.0001 6.19–9.02 8.34, P < 0.0001 7.13–9.75
  Former 3.50, P < 0.0001 2.27–5.39 3.44, P < 0.0001 2.40–4.93
 Ethnicity Reference category: White
  Off-reserve Aboriginal 1.17, P = 0.072 0.93–1.48 0.97, P = 0.716 0.76–1.23
  Other/mixed/missing 0.61, P < 0.0001 0.54–0.69 0.79, P < 0.0001 0.71–0.88
Regular alcohol use
 Weight goal Reference category ‘I'm not trying to do anything about my weight’
  Lose 1.95, P < 0.0001 1.76–2.16 1.12, P = 0.009 1.00–1.26
  Gain 1.44, P < 0.0001 1.17–1.77 1.83, P < 0.0001 1.65–2.03
  Stay the same 1.24, P < 0.0001 1.09–1.40 1.08, P = 0.094 0.96–1.21
 Breakfast skipping Reference category: does not skip breakfast regularly
  Skips 3+ times a week 1.74, P < 0.0001 1.61–1.88 1.48, P < 0.0001 1.37–1.60
 Grade Reference category: grade 9
  10 2.31, P < 0.0001 2.08–2.56 2.13, P < 0.0001 1.92–2.36
  11 4.10, P < 0.0001 3.67–4.57 3.27, P < 0.0001 2.93–3.64
  12 6.10, P < 0.0001 5.42–6.87 4.94, P < 0.0001 4.40–5.55
 Weight status Reference category: normal-weight
  Underweight 0.64, P = 0.001 0.46–0.90 0.42, P < 0.0001 0.31–0.57
  Overweight 0.76, P < 0.0001 0.67–0.87 1.31, P < 0.0001 1.17–1.47
  Obese 0.64, P < 0.0001 0.52–0.78 1.05, P = 0.403 0.90–1.23
  Missing 0.57, P < 0.0001 0.52–0.63 0.57, P < 0.0001 0.52–0.64
 Cigarette smoking Reference category: never
  Current 9.03, P < 0.0001 6.63–12.31 8.76, P < 0.0001 6.88–11.16
  Former 3.81, P < 0.0001 2.07–7.03 4.90, P < 0.0001 2.81–8.53
Ethnicity Reference category: White
  Off-reserve Aboriginal 0.75, P = 0.001 0.60–0.94 0.76, P = 0.002 0.61–0.96
  Other/mixed/missing 0.50, P < 0.0001 0.46–0.55 0.64, P < 0.0001 0.58–0.70