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Table 3 Associations between behavioural- and health problems2 at baseline and the likelihood (age adjusted OR, 95% CI) of frequent alcohol use¹ at follow-up; stratified by gender and alcohol use status at baseline3.

From: The influence of behavioural and health problems on alcohol and drug use in late adolescence - a follow up study of 2 399 young Norwegians

  

Boys

Girls

Alcohol use status at baseline 3

Distress versus no distress2

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

 

Anxiety/depressive

1.3

0.7-2.2

.39

0.9

0.5-1.6

.69

No early alcohol intoxication

Attention problems

1.2

0.7-2.0

.47

1.2

0.7-2.0

.57

 

Conduct problems

1.7

1.0-2.7

.038

1.4

0.5-4.1

.55

 

Tension problems

1.1

0.6-1.9

.82

1.2

0.6-2.1

.38

 

Anxiety/depressive

0.7

0.3-1.5

.37

1.9

1.1-3.1

.019

Early alcohol intoxications

Attention problems

1.3

0.8-2.3

.32

2.1

1.2-3.4

.005

 

Conduct problems

1.2

0.7-2.2

.43

2.5

1.3-4.8

.008

 

Tension problems

1.3

0.7-2.4

.39

1.7

1.0-2.9

.042

  1. ¹Frequent use at follow-up, i.e. drinking alcohol at least once a week
  2. 2Behavioural- or health problems refers to baseline self reported problems, i.e. anxiety/depressive symptoms, attention problems, conduct problems and muscular pain/tension
  3. 3 Had ever been alcohol intoxicated at the time point they entered the study