Table 2.
Characteristic of alcohol consumption among adolescents in a rural community, central, Thailand.
| Characteristics | Overall | Male | Female | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age at initiation of alcohol consumption | 0.276† | |||
| Total, n | 213 | 78 | 135 | |
| Mean ± SD | 13.9 ± 1.8 | 13.8 ± 2.0 | 14.0 ± 1.7 | |
| Median (min–max) | 14 (10–18) | 14 (10–18) | 14 (10–18) | |
| < 15 years | 127 (59.6) | 46 (59.0) | 81 (60.0) | 0.883§ |
| 15 years | 86 (40.4) | 32 (41.0) | 54 (40.0) | |
| Lifetime prevalence | 0.891§ | |||
| Total, n | 413 | 163 | 250 | |
| Prevalence | 250 (60.5) | 98 (60.1) | 152 (60.8) | |
| 95% CI | 55.6–65.3 | 52.2–67.7 | 54.5–66.9 | |
| Last 12-month prevalence | 0.772§ | |||
| Total, n | 413 | 163 | 250 | |
| Prevalence | 219 (53.0) | 85 (52.1) | 134 (53.6) | |
| 95% CI | 48.1–57.9 | 44.2–60.0 | 47.2–59.9 | |
| Hazardous and harmful alcohol use by AUDIT score | 0.842§ | |||
| Simple drinker (AUDIT < 8) | 127 (58.0) | 50 (58.8) | 77 (57.5) | |
| Hazardous drinker (AUDIT ≥ 8) | 92 (42.0) | 35 (41.2) | 57 (42.5) | |
| Categories of alcoholic beverages | 0.262§ | |||
| Total, n | 204 | 81 | 123 | |
| Beer | 121 (59.3) | 54 (66.7) | 67 (54.5) | |
| Whiskey | 41 (20.0) | 11 (13.6) | 30 (24.4) | |
| White liquor | 27 (13.2) | 10 (12.3) | 17 (13.8) | |
| Wort | 3 (1.5) | 2 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | |
| Others | 12 (5.9) | 4 (4.9) | 8 (6.6) | |
SD standard deviation.
†t-test (male vs female).
§Chi-square test (male vs female).