TABLE 3.
Prospective Association Between Legal PES in Young Adults 24 to 32 Years of Age and Incident Substance Use at 7-Year Follow-up, Adjusted for Covariates
| Self-Reported Health Outcomes | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| aORa (95% CI) | P | aORa (95% CI) | P | |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Binge drinking in past 12 mo | 1.35 (1.07–1.71)* | .012* | 1.04 (0.59–1.86) | .882 |
| Hurt or risky behaviors while under the influence of alcoholb | 1.78 (1.43–2.21)* | <.001* | 1.78 (0.99–3.23) | .055 |
| Legal problems while under influence of alcoholb | 1.52 (1.08–2.13)* | .016* | 1.04 (0.33–3.29) | .947 |
| Cut down on activities and socialization that interfere with alcohol useb | 1.91 (1.36–2.78)* | <.001* | 2.44 (0.73–8.16) | .146 |
| Continued to use alcohol despite emotional or physical health problemsb | 1.44 (1.04–1.99)* | .029* | 3.00 (1.20–7.44)* | .018* |
| Cigarette smoking in past 30 d | 0.75 (0.58–0.98)* | .038* | 0.86 (0.34–2.17) | .747 |
| Marijuana in past 30 d | 0.88 (0.63–1.22) | .445 | 1.13 (0.40–3.15) | .816 |
a
Adjusted for age, race and/or ethnicity, household income, BMI, baseline alcohol, baseline cigarette, baseline marijuana, and risk behavior at Wave III.
b
Question asked only at Wave IV.
*
P < .05.