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Table 6 Associations between behavioural- and health problems2 at baseline and the likelihood (age adjusted OR, 95% CI) for ever had tried hash, marihuana or other related drugs 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

distress2 versus no distress (ref.)

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

 

Anxiety/depressive

2.4

1.2-4.5

.009

0.7

0.3-1.5

.38

No early alcohol intoxication

Attention problems

2.0

1.1-4.0

.018

0.8

0.4-1.7

.58

 

Conduct problems

2.7

1.5-4.9

.001

1.8

0.5-6.2

.35

 

Tension problems

1.3

0.6-2.7

.51

1.4

0.7-2.7

.29

 

Anxiety/depressive

2.0

1.0-4.0

.06

1.0

0.6-1.7

.93

Early alcohol intoxications

Attention problems

0.6

0.3-1.2

.15

1.9

1.2-3.1

.007

 

Conduct problems

1.8

1.0-3.1

.050

1.3

0.7-2.6

.45

 

Tension problems

1.6

0.9-3.0

.14

1.0

0.6-1.7

.96

  1. ¹Frequent drinking 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