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. 2019 Nov 20;14(11):e0225140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225140

Table 5. Comparison with the National ESPAD®Italy 2015 study.

Risk behaviors       Two-sample proportion test
National (%) P&P (%) Computerized (%) National vs P&P National vs Computerized
   N = 17257 N = 784  N = 771  z p-value z p-value
Lifetime cigarette use 60.8 59.3 57.8 0.83 0.41 1.69 0.09
Lifetime alcohol use 87.0 88.4 84.1 -1.17 0.24 2.30 0.02
Last year alcohol use 79.2 82.1 76.3 -1.95 0.05 1.93 0.05
Last month alcohol use 61.8 62.3 58.0 -0.27 0.79 2.13 0.03
Binge drinking during last month 35.5 36.0 39.6 -0.31 0.76 -2.35 0.02
Lifetime intoxication from drinking alcohol 41.7 45.4 41.2 -2.01 0.04 0.33 0.74
Last year intoxication from drinking alcohol 31.1 34.3 31.1 -1.89 0.06 -0.05 0.96
Last month intoxication from drinking alcohol 13.6 15.5 14.2 -1.54 0.12 -0.46 0.64
Lifetime cannabis use 32.5 34.5 31.2 -1.19 0.24 0.72 0.47
Last year cannabis use 26.6 28.2 26.1 -0.95 0.34 0.29 0.77
Last month cannabis use 17.4 18.3 16.4 -0.71 0.48 0.70 0.49
Lifetime ecstasy use 2.8 2.8 2.3 -0.05 0.96 0.73 0.47
Last year ecstasy use 2.2 2.4 1.7 -0.38 0.70 1.00 0.32
Lifetime amphetamines use 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.19 0.85 0.37 0.71
Last year amphetamines use 1.6 1.7 1.6 -0.06 0.95 0.14 0.88
Lifetime methamphetamines use 1.8 2.2 1.5 -0.77 0.44 0.69 0.49
Last year methamphetamines use 1.5 1.8 1.2 -0.76 0.45 0.61 0.54
Lifetime cocaine use 3.7 3.1 2.6 0.95 0.34 1.59 0.11
Last year cocaine use 2.7 2.6 2.4 0.31 0.76 0.64 0.52
Lifetime crack use 2.3 2.4 1.3 -0.18 0.86 1.83 0.07
Last year crack use 1.6 2.2 0.9 -1.19 0.23 1.51 0.13
Lifetime inhalants use 2.7 3.1 2.9 -0.59 0.55 -0.26 0.79
Last year inhalants use 1.7 1.8 1.2 -0.29 0.77 1.02 0.31
Last month inhalants use 1.3 1.5 0.8 -0.45 0.65 1.33 0.18
Lifetime tranquillizers or sedatives (without a doctor’s prescription) use 5.3 4.7 5.1 0.73 0.47 0.25 0.80
Lifetime LSD or some other hallucinogens use 2.9 3.1 2.0 -0.35 0.72 1.45 0.15
Lifetime heroin use 1.8 1.4 1.2 0.76 0.45 1.20 0.23
Lifetime magic mushrooms use 2.7 3.1 1.8 -0.70 0.49 1.38 0.17
Lifetime GHB use 1.1 1.1 0.5 -6.00 0.95 1.52 0.13
Lifetime anabolic steroids use 1.5 2.0 1.3 -1.36 0.17 0.26 0.79
Lifetime use of alcohol together with pills (medicaments) in order to get high 3.3 3.3 2.6 -0.03 0.97 1.03 0.30
Lifetime energy drink use 56.8 56.3 55.6 0.31 0.75 0.67 0.50
Last year energy drink use 42.1 43.0 39.8 -0.51 0.60 1.20 0.23
Last month energy drink use 28.4 28.7 27.2 -0.20 0.84 0.66 0.51
Lifetime use of energy drinks and alcohol during a single session 29.8 34.4 34.1 -2.72 0.01 -2.47 0.01
Last year use of energy drinks and alcohol during a single session 23.5 27.8 26.2 -2.76 0.01 -1.69 0.09
Last month use of energy drinks and alcohol during a single session 15.6 17.2 17.0 -1.18 0.24 -1.02 0.31
Lifetime use of cigarette, alcohol or any illicit drug 91.8 92.5 90.0 -0.66 0.51 1.60 0.11