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

Table 3.

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

Female
Male
Adj. odds ratio 99% CI Adj. odds ratio 99% CI
Binge drinking
 Weight goal Reference category ‘I'm not trying to do anything about my weight’
  Lose 1.92, P < 0.0001 1.68–2.18 1.12, P = 0.034 0.98–1.28
  Gain 1.67, P < 0.0001 1.32–2.12 1.89, P < 0.0001 1.68–2.12
  Stay the same 1.18, P = 0.010 1.00–1.38 1.23, P < 0.0001 1.07–1.42
 Lunch skipping Reference category: does not skip lunch regularly
  Skips 3+ times a week 1.16, P < 0.0001 1.05–1.29 1.04, P = 0.301 0.94–1.16
 Grade Reference category: grade 9
  10 2.08, P < 0.0001 1.79–2.41 2.38, P < 0.0001 2.06–2.75
  11 3.33, P < 0.0001 2.88–3.84 3.78, P < 0.0001 3.29–4.35
  12 4.48, P < 0.0001 3.87–5.18 5.52, P < 0.0001 4.80–6.35
 Weight status Reference category: normal-weight
  Underweight 1.06, P = 0.732 0.71–1.57 0.40, P < 0.0001 0.27–0.61
  Overweight 0.72, P < 0.0001 0.62–0.84 1.45, P < 0.0001 1.28–1.64
  Obese 0.57, P < 0.0001 0.45–0.72 1.18, P = 0.014 0.99–1.40
  Missing 0.88, P = 0.004 0.78–0.99 0.85, P = 0.001 0.75–0.97
 Cigarette smoking Reference category: never
  Current 7.90, P < 0.0001 6.54–9.54 8.96, P < 0.0001 7.66–10.47
  Former 3.56, P < 0.0001 2.31–5.46 3.60, P < 0.0001 2.52–5.16
 Ethnicity Reference category: White
  Off-reserve Aboriginal 1.21, P = 0.030 0.96–1.53 1.00, P = 0.985 0.79–1.28
  Other/mixed/missing 0.62, P < 0.0001 0.55–0.70 0.80, P < 0.0001 0.72–0.89
Regular alcohol use
 Weight goal Reference category ‘I'm not trying to do anything about my weight’
  Lose 1.96, P < 0.0001 1.77–2.17 1.15, P = 0.002 1.03–1.29
  Gain 1.50, P < 0.0001 1.22–1.85 1.79, P < 0.0001 1.62–1.99
  Stay the same 1.22, P < 0.0001 1.08–1.38 1.07, P = 0.131 0.95–1.20
 Lunch skipping Reference category: does not skip lunch regularly
  Skips 3+ times a week 1.37, P < 0.0001 1.25–1.51 1.06, P = 0.142 0.96–1.16
 Grade Reference category: grade 9
  10 2.26, P < 0.0001 2.04–2.51 2.15, P < 0.0001 1.94–2.39
  11 3.91, P < 0.0001 3.51–4.36 3.35, P < 0.0001 3.01–3.73
  12 5.82, P < 0.0001 5.17–6.54 5.10, P < 0.0001 4.54–5.72
 Weight status Reference category: normal-weight
  Underweight 0.64, P < 0.0001 0.46–0.89 0.43, P < 0.0001 0.32–0.57
  Overweight 0.77, P < 0.0001 0.68–0.88 1.32, P < 0.0001 1.18–1.48
  Obese 0.67, P < 0.0001 0.55–0.81 1.07, P = 0.235 0.92–1.25
  Missing 0.58, P < 0.0001 0.53–0.64 0.59, P < 0.0001 0.53–0.66
 Cigarette smoking Reference category: never
  Current 9.27, P < 0.0001 6.81–12.62 9.56, P < 0.0001 7.50–12.20
  Former 3.89, P < 0.0001 2.12–7.14 5.17, P < 0.0001 2.97–8.99
 Ethnicity Reference category: White
  Off-reserve Aboriginal 0.79, P = 0.005 0.63–0.98 0.80, P = 0.010 0.64–1.00
  Other/mixed/missing 0.51, P < 0.0001 0.46–0.56 0.64, P < 0.0001 0.59–0.71