TABLE 5.

Growth models of alcohol use for started-relationship group (n=83)

	HED frequency		Typical drinks per week
Fixed effects	AOR	(95% CI)	ACR	(95% CI)
Intercept (level at age 21)	0.06	(0.03,0.14)	2.67	(1.71,4.15)
Female	0.55	(0.20,1.54)	0.62	(0.33,1.18)
Proportion of months not in relationship	1.05	(0.23,4.75)	0.69	(0.28,1.75)
Month out of relationship	0.85	(0.48,1.51)	1.02	(0.78,1.34)
Month in which relationship started	1.25	(0.77,2.05)	0.96	(0.83,1.11)
Age (rate of change at age 21)	1.25	(0.90,1.74)	1.15	(0.92,1.42)
Age squared (acceleration in rate of change)	0.90	(0.76,1.05)	0.92	(0.84,1.02)
Random effects	var.	p=	var.	p=
Intercept	4.07	<.001	1.67	<.001
Month out of relationship	1.80	.043	0.46	.002
Month in which relationship started	0.40	>.500	0.01	>.500
Level 1 residual			2.53

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