Table 3.
Substance use in military and non-military connected children
| Study | Alcohol | Other drugs | Tobacco | Marijuana | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acion et al. [28] | OR (95% CI) | 1.67* (1.49, 1.87) | 3.52* (2.99, 4.14) | 2.19* (1.87, 2.58) | |||
| Gilreath et al. [15] | Parent military OR (95% CI) | 0.91 (0.79, 1.04) | 1.28* (1.04, 1.57) | 1.04 (0.85, 1.29) | 0.96 (0.81, 1.13) | ||
| Sibling military OR (95% CI) | 1.18c (0.98, 1.43) | 1.00 (0.72, 1.38) | 1.19 (0.89, 1.58) | 1.09 (0.87, 1.37) | |||
| Sullivan et al. [27]a | AOR Overall (95% CI) | 1.50* (1.46, 1.55) | 1.73* (1.66, 1.80) | 1.59* (1.53, 1.66) | 1.45* (1.40, 1.50) |
| 8th grade | 10th/12th grade | 8th grade | 10th/12th grade | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed et al. [26]b | Parent military | ||||||
| Male OR (95% CI) | 1.28 (0.83, 1.97) | 1.65* (1.30, 2.08) | 1.23 (0.82, 1.83) | 1.67* (1.32, 2.11) | |||
| Female OR (95% CI) | 1.01 (0.61, 1.64) | 1.86* (1.44, 2.39) | 1.64* (1.02, 2.62) | 1.50* (1.15, 1.94) | |||
| Parent deployed | |||||||
| Male OR (95% CI) | 1.87* (1.15, 3.03) | 1.65* (1.15, 2.35) | 1.34 (0.82, 2.19) | 2.08* (1.47, 2.94) | |||
| Female OR (95% CI) | 1.93*d (1.15, 3.21) | 1.86* (1.24, 2.79) | 1.48 (0.79, 2.74) | 1.92* (1.28, 2.85) | |||
AOR adjusted odds ratio, OR unadjusted odds ratios. For OR and AOR the reference category was children of civilian parents. CI confidence intervals
* Confidence intervals indicate a statistically significant odds or adjusted odds ratio
aAOR adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity and grade
bAlcohol consumption is a measure of self-reported binge drinking over the last 2 weeks, all other studies assessed substance use in the last 30 days
cDifference between parent military and sibling military significant at p < 0.05
dDifference between military and deployed significant at p < 0.05