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Table 2 Effect of socio-demographic factors, college environmental factors, and experiential and normative factors on drinking behaviour, drinking at college study Belgium 2010: odds ratio of the negative binomial regression and 95% confidence interval (n = 6,906)

From: Alcohol drinking among college students: college responsibility for personal troubles

 

Frequency of drinking

No. of drinks

Frequency of abusive drinking

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Gender

            

 Male

1.58

(1.55 - 1.61)

1.34

(1.32 - 1.37)

2.14

(2.05 - 2.23)

1.65

(1.58 - 1.72)

2.29

(2.22 - 2.37)

1.71

(1.65 - 1.77)

 Female (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

.

1.00

.

1.00

 

1.00

 

Age (y.)

0.98

(0.97 - 0.98)

1.00

(1.00 - 1.00)

0.93

(0.92 - 0.94)

0.96

(0.95 - 0.97)

0.91

(0.91 - 0.92)

0.95

(0.94 - 0.95)

Time attending University (y.)

1.07

(1.07 - 1.08)

1.04

(1.03 - 1.05)

1.08

(1.07 - 1.10)

1.03

(1.02 - 1.05)

1.11

(1.09 - 1.12)

1.05

(1.04 - 1.06)

Living on the campus

            

 Yes

1.15

(1.11 - 1.19)

1.02

(0.99 - 1.05)

1.34

(1.25 - 1.43)

1.10

(1.03 - 1.17)

1.56

(1.48 - 1.64)

1.21

(1.15 - 1.27)

 No (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Room-mates (no.)

1.05

(1.04 - 1.06)

1.02

(1.02 - 1.03)

1.06

(1.05 - 1.07)

1.02

(1.01 - 1.02)

1.06

(1.06 - 1.07)

1.02

(1.01 - 1.02)

Living arrangements

            

 Dormitory

0.92

(0.84 - 1.00)

1.02

(0.94 - 1.10)

0.82

(0.74 - 0.91)

0.94

(0.87 - 1.03)

0.85

(0.80 - 0.90)

1.00

(0.94 - 1.06)

 Living with parents (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Student representative

            

 Yes

  

1.03

(0.94 - 1.13)

  

0.97

(0.89 - 1.06)

  

0.84

(0.78 - 0.89)

 No (ref)

  

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

 

Involvement in folklore

            

 High

  

1.46

(1.37 - 1.57)

  

1.82

(1.72 - 1.92)

  

2.11

(2.04 - 2.19)

 Medium

  

1.16

(1.08 - 1.24)

  

1.34

(1.26 - 1.42)

  

1.57

(1.50 - 1.63)

 None (ref)

  

1.00

   

1.00

   

1.00

 

Pre-partying (times per month)

  

1.06

(1.06 - 1.07)

  

1.08

(1.07 - 1.08)

  

1.08

(1.08 - 1.09)

Permissiveness (score 0-16)

  

1.08

(1.07 - 1.09)

  

1.07

(1.06 - 1.08)

  

1.06

(1.05 - 1.06)

Drinking by friends (drinks per day)

  

1.02

(1.01 - 1.03)

  

1.03

(1.02 - 1.03)

  

1.02

(1.02 - 1.03)

Drinking by students in general (drinks per day)

  

0.99

(0.98 - 0.99)

  

0.99

(0.99 - 1.00)

  

0.99

(0.99 - 0.99)

Positive consequences (no.)

  

1.10

(1.09 - 1.10)

  

1.11

(1.10 - 1.12)

  

1.10

(1.09 - 1.10)

Covariance Parameter (study programme)

0.03

(0.02-0.05)

0.01

(0.01-0.03)

0.05

(0.03-0.11)

0.01

(0.00-0.03)

0.23

(0.15 – 0.38)

0.09

(0.06 – 0.17)

−2LL

19001

18805

21694

18907

43029

30601