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Table 1 Socio-demographic factors associated with current drinking of male high school students

From: Current drinking and health-risk behaviors among male high school students in central Thailand

Variables

No.drinker/total

%drinker

Crude OR

95%CI

p-value a

Age group (yrs) (n = 5184)

     

   <15

155/2419

6.41

1

  

15-17

433/2603

16.63

2.92

2.40-3.53

<0.001

   ≥ 18

43/162

26.54

5.28

3.59-7.76

<0.001

Educational level (n = 5184)

     

   MS 1

94/1987

4.73

1

  

   MS 3

252/1906

13.22

3.06

2.38-3.95

<0.001

   MS 5

285/1291

22.08

5.74

4.46-7.40

<0.001

Religion (n = 5169)

     

   Buddhist

615/5054

12.17

1

  

   Islam

4/33

12.12

0.98

0.29-2.94

1.000

   Others

10/82

12.19

0.99

0.48-1.99

0.973

Residence (n = 4673)

     

   House/Apartment of family

552/4534

12.18

1

  

   School dormitory

20/98

20.41

1.82

1.07-3.08

0.017

   Private dormitory

7/41

17.07

1.47

0.59-3.47

0.358

Cohabitants(n = 4943)

     

   Parent

500/4157

12.03

1

  

   Relative

75/638

11.76

0.96

0.74-1.25

0.761

   Friend

24/84

28.57

2.93

1.76-4.87

<0.001

   Alone

9/64

14.06

1.20

0.55-2.54

0.612

Grade point average. (n = 4461)

     

<2.0

99/535

18.50

1.36

1.05-1.76

0.016

   2.0-3.0

307/2125

14.45

1

  

>3.0

160/1801

8.88

0.42

0.32-0.56

<0.001

Part time job (n = 5120)

     

   No

411/3724

11.04

1

  

   Yes

213/1396

15.26

1.47

1.22-1.76

<0.001

Having family members with alcohol/drug problems (n = 4402)

     

   No

297/2607

11.39

1

  

   Yes

249/1795

13.87

1.26

1.05-1.51

0.014

  1. a Pearson's chi-square test, OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval
  2. MS 1 = 1st year of secondary school (equivalent to 7th grader), MS 3 = 3rd year of secondary school (equivalent to 9th grader, MS 5 = 5th year of secondary school (equivalent to 11th grader)