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Table 2 Percent, crude OR and adjusted OR of health-risk behaviors among male high school students according to drinking status

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

Health-risk behaviors

All Respondent

(n = 5184)

Nondrinkers

(4553)

Current drinkers

(n = 631)

 

%

%

Adjusted ORa

%

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

95%CI

p-value

Personal safety

        

Never or rarely wore bicycle helmets

67.76

67.95

1

66.49

0.93

1.19

0.96-1.48

0.113

Never or rarely wore seat belts

61.84

61.71

1

62.77

1.04

1.18

0.95-1.48

0.138

Often drove a car/motorcycle after drinking alcohol

2.24

1.61

1

6.74

4.43

3.10

1.88-5.12

<0.001

Violence-related behaviors

        

Often carried a weapon

3.38

2.61

1

8.82

3.61

3.51

2.27-5.42

<0.001

Often been threatened or injured with a weapon

1.39

1.29

1

2.13

1.66

1.14

0.53-2.46

0.737

Often got into a physical fight without injury

3.54

2.72

1

9.31

3.67

3.06

1.99-4.70

<0.001

Often got into a physical fight with serious injury

1.46

1.38

1

1.96

1.43

1.39

0.67-2.91

0.378

Dating violence

10.61

8.71

1

19.06

2.47

2.58

1.79-3.71

<0.001

Ever forced to have sexual intercourse

5.89

4.96

1

9.65

2.05

1.76

0.98-3.15

0.058

Sad feelings and attempted suicide

        

Seriously thought about suicide

4.02

3.40

1

8.49

2.66

2.07

1.38-3.11

<0.001

Made a suicide plan

4.51

3.80

1

9.62

2.69

2.10

1.43-3.08

<0.001

Sexual behaviors

        

Ever had sexual intercourse

8.73

5.68

1

30.58

7.32

5.62

4.33-7.29

<0.001

Had ≥ 4 sex partners during lifetime

28.02

24.62

1

33.67

1.56

1.29

0.80-2.09

0.288

Alcohol or drug use before last sexual intercourse

12.80

12.06

1

22.07

2.94

2.55

1.44-4.53

0.001

Condom use during last sexual intercourse

57.14

50.14

1

74.15

2.85

1.48

0.85-2.56

0.164

Birth control use before last sexual intercourse

58.88

52.29

1

72.82

2.44

1.26

0.79-2.02

0.337

Had got someone pregnant

6.58

4.84

1

11.11

2.46

3.99

1.73-9.25

0.001

  1. a Adjusted for age gr., educational level, residence, cohabitants, GPA, part time job and family members with alcohol/drug problems
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