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Table 3 Multiple prediction model of risk factor “hazardous drinking” (reference group: vocational school students without this risk factor)

From: Predictors of hazardous drinking, tobacco smoking and physical inactivity in vocational school students

Variable

OR (95% CI)

Gender: Male (ref.)

 

 Female

0.71 (0.56-0.89)**

Age: 15-16 years (ref.)

 

 17-18 years

1.28 (0.99-1.67)

 19-20 years

1.29 (0.93-1.79)

 21 years or older

1.15 (0.75-1.78)

Educational attainment: None (ref.)

 

 Secondary school

0.70 (0.41-1.21)

 Extended secondary school

0.68 (0.37-1.24)

 Technical or high school

0.94 (0.45-1.95)

Immigrant background: No (ref.)

 

 One parent born outside Switzerland

0.97 (0.76-1.23)

 Both parents born outside Switzerland

0.34 (0.28-0.42)**

Vocational field: Nature (ref.)

 

 Gastronomy, food

1.01 (0.51-1.99)

 Beauty, sports

1.21 (0.72-2.05)

 Design, art, print

1.66 (0.97-2.83)

 Construction and interior fitting

1.09 (0.58-2.07)

 Electrical engineering, information technology

1.49 (0.91-2.44)

 Metal and machinery

1.05 (0.53-2.08)

 Chemistry, physics

0.75 (0.40-1.39)

 Planning and construction

1.10 (0.73-1.66)

 Sale

1.06 (0.68-1.64)

 Economy and administration

1.09 (0.70-1.69)

 Traffic, logistics, vehicles

1.07 (0.62-1.83)

 Health

0.80 (0.51-1.26)

 Education and social affairs

1.46 (0.79-2.67)

 Vocational preparation

0.42 (0.23-0.75)**

  1. Note: *p < .05, **p < .01. OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.