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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 21.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 Dec 21;45(12):2546–2559. doi: 10.1111/acer.14736

Table 4.

Logistic Multilevel Models Testing Whether Students Were More Likely to Engage in Risky Substance Use Behaviors on Days Drinking Began During the Day Versus in the Evening or at Night

Played Drinking Games Mixed Alcohol with Energy Drinks Used Marijuana

N = 7,528 days N = 4,638 days N = 7,543 days

Fixed Effects OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI] OR [95% CI]

Level 1: Daily Level
 Intercept .38 [.34, .42]*** .04 [.03, .05]*** <.01 [<.01, <.01]***
 Day Drinking Day 1.40 [1.12, 1.74]** 1.12 [.75, 1.70] 1.56 [1.01, 2.41]*
 Social Weekend Daya 2.42 [2.03, 2.89]*** 1.18 [.86, 1.63] 1.33 [.96, 1.84]
Level 2: Semester Level
 Semester-Mean Day Drinking 1.62 [1.04, 2.51]* 1.11 [.43, 2.86] .88 [.23, 3.39]
 Semester Number .90 [.87, .93]*** 1.04 [.91, 1.18] 1.08 [.97, 1.20]
Level 3: Person Level
 Person-Mean Day Drinking 3.72 [1.40, 9.91]** 6.90 [1.37, 34.80]* 6.52 [.43, 98.70]
 Male 1.27 [1.03, 1.57]* 1.41 [.97, 2.07] 3.14 [1.56, 6.33]**
 Greek Participant 1.26 [1.01, 1.57]* 1.33 [.90, 1.97] 1.89 [.93, 3.86]
 Student Athlete 1.49 [1.20, 1.85]*** .79 [.54, 1.15] .41 [.20, .82]*
 Honors Student .71 [.49, 1.02] .59 [.30, 1.15] .76 [.23, 2.59]

Note. N = 618 students. OR = Odds ratio, CI = Confidence interval. Daily-level variables were semester-mean-centered, semester-level variables were person-mean-centered, and person-level variables were grand-mean-centered. Semester number was centered at its midpoint (i.e., Semester 4).

a

Social Weekend Day = Thursday-Saturday (versus Sunday-Wednesday).

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001.