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Table 3 Substance use in military and non-military connected children

From: A systematic review of wellbeing in children: a comparison of military and civilian families

Study

 

Alcohol

Other drugs

Tobacco

Marijuana

  

Acion et al. [28]

OR (95% CI)

1.67* (1.49, 1.87)

3.52* (2.99, 4.14)

 

2.19* (1.87, 2.58)

  

Gilreath et al. [15]

Parent military OR (95% CI)

0.91 (0.79, 1.04)

1.28* (1.04, 1.57)

1.04 (0.85, 1.29)

0.96 (0.81, 1.13)

  

Sibling military OR (95% CI)

1.18c (0.98, 1.43)

1.00 (0.72, 1.38)

1.19 (0.89, 1.58)

1.09 (0.87, 1.37)

  

Sullivan et al. [27]a

AOR Overall (95% CI)

1.50* (1.46, 1.55)

1.73* (1.66, 1.80)

1.59* (1.53, 1.66)

1.45* (1.40, 1.50)

  
  

8th grade

10th/12th grade

8th grade

10th/12th grade

  

Reed et al. [26]b

Parent military

 Male OR (95% CI)

1.28 (0.83, 1.97)

1.65* (1.30, 2.08)

1.23 (0.82, 1.83)

1.67* (1.32, 2.11)

  

 Female OR (95% CI)

1.01 (0.61, 1.64)

1.86* (1.44, 2.39)

1.64* (1.02, 2.62)

1.50* (1.15, 1.94)

  

Parent deployed

 Male OR (95% CI)

1.87* (1.15, 3.03)

1.65* (1.15, 2.35)

1.34 (0.82, 2.19)

2.08* (1.47, 2.94)

  

 Female OR (95% CI)

1.93*d (1.15, 3.21)

1.86* (1.24, 2.79)

1.48 (0.79, 2.74)

1.92* (1.28, 2.85)

  
  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, OR unadjusted odds ratios. For OR and AOR the reference category was children of civilian parents. CI confidence intervals
  2. * Confidence intervals indicate a statistically significant odds or adjusted odds ratio
  3. aAOR adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity and grade
  4. bAlcohol consumption is a measure of self-reported binge drinking over the last 2 weeks, all other studies assessed substance use in the last 30 days
  5. cDifference between parent military and sibling military significant at p < 0.05
  6. dDifference between military and deployed significant at p < 0.05
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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