TABLE 2.

Growth models for alcohol use for analysis sample (n=620)

	HED frequency				Typical drinks per week
	Unconditional		Conditional		Unconditional		Conditional
Fixed effects	AOR	(95% CI)	AOR	(95% CI)	ACR	(95% CI)	ACR	(95% CI)
Intercept (level at age 21)	.06	(0.04,0.07)	0.03	(0.02,0.04)	2.81	(2.46,3.21)	1.76	(1.27,2.46)
Female			0.68	(0.47,0.99)			0.63	(0.51,0.79)
Relationship pattern group
Single-not-dating (reference)			--				--
Stable-in-a-relationship			1.37	(0.79,2.37)			1.33	(0.91,1.94)
Single-dating			3.03	(1.49,6.19)			1.79	(1.15,2.78)
Ended-relationship			2.80	(1.46,5.37)			1.85	(1.20,2.86)
Started-relationship			2.02	(1.03,3.96)			1.47	(0.94,2.29)
Ended-and-started-relationship			3.82	(2.06,7.06)			2.57	(1.75,3.77)
Heterosexual			1.42	(0.92,2.20)			1.19	(0.91,1.55)
White			1.73	(1.22,2.46)			1.30	(1.04,1.62)
Hispanic/Latino			1.47	(0.81,2.67)			1.16	(0.79,1.71)
Lived with parents			0.93	(0.65,1.34)			0.87	(0.69,1.09)
School status
Not in school			--				--
2-year college			0.59	(0.34,1.01)			0.79	(0.56,1.14)
4-year college +			1.86	(1.18,2.94)			1.23	(0.94,1.61)
Employment status
Not working			--				--
Working part-time			1.87	(0.82,1.73)			1.10	(0.88,1.38)
Working full-time			1.24	(0.64,1.98)			1.27	(0.92,1.74)
Age (rate of change at age 21)	1.06	(0.95,1.19)	1.08	(0.97,1.21)	1.18	(1.09,1.28)	1.17	(1.08,1.27)
Age squared (acceleration in rate of change)	0.94	(0.89,0.99)	0.95	(0.90,1.00)	0.92	(0.89,0.94)	0.92	(0.89,0.95)
Random effects	var.	p=	var.	p=	var.	p=	var.	p=
Intercept	4.86	<.001	4.30	<.001	1.85	<.001	1.64	<.001
Age	0.96	.004	0.91	0.003	0.55	<.001	0.52	<.001
Age squared	0.11	.007	0.12	0.005	0.04	<.001	0.04	<.001
Level 1 residual	---	---	---	----	2.02		2.03

Fixed effects estimates significant at p<.05 in bold. HED=heavy episodic drinking, AOR=adjusted odds ratio, ACR=count ratio, var.=variance component.