Table 1.
Characteristics | Risk participants | Nonrisk participants | Statistical comparison | P value | |||||||
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t test (df) | Chi-square (df) |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 19.5 (0.71) | 19.36 (0.68) | 1.38 (353) | N/Aa | .17 | ||||||
Class standing (freshman), n % | 169 (56.3) | 35 (64) | N/A | 1.0 (1) | .31 | ||||||
Sex (female), n % | 207 (69) | 30 (55) | N/A | 4.4 (1) | .04 | ||||||
Race and ethnicity (non-Hispanic, White), n %b | 240 (80.3) | 32 (58) | N/A | 12.7 (1) | <.001 | ||||||
Fraternity/sorority member (affiliated), n % | 107 (35.7) | 6 (11) | N/A | 13.1 (1) | <.001 | ||||||
Lifetime prescription history (endorsed any), n % | 207 (69) | 22 (40) | N/A | 17.1 (1) | <.001 | ||||||
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Pain reliever (endorsed) | 151 (50.3) | 18 (33) | N/A | 5.8 (1) | .02 | |||||
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Tranquilizer (endorsed) | 66 (22) | 5 (9) | N/A | 4.8 (1) | .03 | |||||
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Stimulant (endorsed) | 53 (17.7) | 2 (4) | N/A | N/A | .007c | |||||
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Sedative or barbiturate (endorsed) | 23 (7.7) | 1 (2) | N/A | N/A | .15c |
aN/A: not applicable.
bResponse missing for 1 risk participant.
cFisher exact test.